Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc $SMA

Key Points

• Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC cut its stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 95.9% in Q4, selling 524,982 shares and leaving 22,383 shares valued at $689,000 per its SEC filing.
• Smartstop reported quarterly EPS of $0.05 versus a $0.54 consensus (missing by $0.49) on $78.45 million in revenue (up 29.5% YoY) and issued FY2026 guidance of 1.930–2.050 EPS.
• The company declared a monthly dividend of $0.1315 (ex‑dividend Apr 30, payable May 15) implying a ~4.9% yield, while analysts hold a consensus rating of Moderate Buy with an average target of $37.55.

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC decreased its stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (NYSE:SMA - Free Report) by 95.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,383 shares of the healthcare company's stock after selling 524,982 shares during the quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC's holdings in Smartstop Self Storage REIT were worth $689,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the 2nd quarter worth $35,000. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the third quarter valued at about $40,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 2.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 56,157 shares of the healthcare company's stock worth $2,114,000 after acquiring an additional 1,093 shares during the period. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on SMA. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Smartstop Self Storage REIT from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $41.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.50 to $38.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Scotiabank upgraded Smartstop Self Storage REIT to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $37.55.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Stock Performance

SMA stock opened at $31.98 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion and a PE ratio of -86.43. Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc has a fifty-two week low of $29.42 and a fifty-two week high of $39.77. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $32.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.87 and a quick ratio of 5.87.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The healthcare company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.49). The firm had revenue of $78.45 million during the quarter. Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a negative net margin of 0.59% and a negative return on equity of 0.16%. The company's revenue was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.050 EPS.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.1315 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 30th. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -440.54%.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Profile

Symmetry Medical Inc (Symmetry) is a medical device solutions company, including surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, and sterilization cases and trays. The Company designs, develops and offers worldwide production and supply chain capabilities for these products to customers in the orthopedic industry, and other medical device markets (including but not limited to arthroscopy, dental, laparoscopy, osteobiologic, and endoscopy segments). It also manufactures specialized non-healthcare products, primarily in the aerospace industry.

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