Public Storage (PSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Public Storage is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates self-storage facilities. Its properties offer individuals and businesses rental storage units in a range of sizes for household goods, business inventory, and other belongings. The company also provides related services, including storage protection plans.

Founded in 1972, Public Storage has grown into a major self-storage provider in the United States, with facilities serving customers across the country. Its business also has a connection to Europe through its investment in Shurgard Self Storage, which operates self-storage properties in several European markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $331.99 to $336.42
• 50-Day Range: $281.91 to $342.56
• 52-Week Range: $256.54 to $345.89
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $62.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.85
• Dividend Yield: 3.61%
• Price Target: $328.32
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Public Storage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Public Storage scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 134th out of 191 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Public Storage has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Public Storage is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Public Storage has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Public Storage are expected to grow by 2.89% in the coming year, from $16.97 to $17.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Public Storage is 34.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Public Storage is 34.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 24.23.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Public Storage has a PEG Ratio of 4.93. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Public Storage has a P/B Ratio of 5.92. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.27% of the float of Public Storage has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Public Storage has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.72.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Public Storage has recently increased by 3.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Public Storage is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.60%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Public Storage does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Public Storage is 125.65%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Public Storage will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.73% next year. This indicates that Public Storage will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Public Storage has a news sentiment score of 0.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Public Storage this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for PSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -64% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Public Storage to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Public Storage insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.10% of the stock of Public Storage is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.79% of the stock of Public Storage is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/6 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/6 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/06/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/26/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Record date for 1/8 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 1/8 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 1/08/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Specialized REITs
• Sub-Industry: Self-Storage REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PSA
• CIK: 1393311
• Web: www.publicstorage.com
• Phone: (818) 244-8080
• Fax: 818-244-9530
• Employees: 5,770
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Public Storage: $328.32
• High Price Target: $365.00
• Low Price Target: $285.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.06
• P/E Growth: 4.93
• Net Income: $1.78 billion
• Net Margins: 37.76%
• Pretax Margin: 37.66%
• Return on Equity: 29.93%
• Return on Assets: 8.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.16
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 12.89
• Cash Flow: $16.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.85
• Book Value: $56.20 per share
• Price / Book: 5.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 186,840,000
• Free Float: 166,103,000
• Market Cap: $62.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89