Public Storage (PSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) is a real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, operation and development of self-storage facilities. The company rents storage units to residential and business customers seeking space for household belongings, vehicles, inventory, records and other personal or commercial items.

Founded in 1972, Public Storage has grown into one of the largest self-storage operators in the United States. Its facilities serve customers across numerous U.S. states and typically offer a range of unit sizes, electronic access, online reservations and payment services. The company also provides related services at selected locations, including the sale of moving and packing supplies.

Public Storage is headquartered in Glendale, California. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph D. Russell Jr., while Ronald L. Havner Jr. serves as executive chairman. Its business model is centered on generating rental income from a geographically diversified portfolio of self-storage properties.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $282.74 to $286.66
• 50-Day Range: $284.49 to $331.02
• 52-Week Range: $256.54 to $335.55
• Volume: 806,427 shs
• Average Volume: 1.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $50.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.24
• Dividend Yield: 4.20%
• Price Target: $326.21
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Public Storage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Public Storage scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 185 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: 3.3 / 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 Potential

Public Storage has a consensus price target of $326.21, representing about 14.2% upside from its current price of $285.54.

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: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Public Storage are expected to grow by 2.84% in the coming year, from $16.92 to $17.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Public Storage is 27.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Public Storage is 27.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Public Storage has a PEG Ratio of 4.30. 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 10.04. 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

3.95% 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 7.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Public Storage has recently increased by 4.37%, 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 4.17%, 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 114.50%. 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 68.97% next year. This indicates that Public Storage will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.24

News Sentiment

Public Storage has a news sentiment score of 1.24. 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 4 news articles for Public Storage this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for PSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Public Storage to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Public Storage insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $463,127.00 in 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

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 10/6 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/6 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: $326.21
• High Price Target: $363.00
• Low Price Target: $285.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.87
• P/E Growth: 4.3
• Net Income: $1.78 billion
• Net Margins: 41.80%
• Pretax Margin: 41.91%
• Return on Equity: 40.98%
• Return on Assets: 10.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.06
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.39
• Cash Flow: $16.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.15
• Book Value: $28.44 per share
• Price / Book: 10.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 175,620,000
• Free Float: 156,127,000
• Market Cap: $50.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95