Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (NYSE:SMA) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst sentiment is moderately bullish: SmartStop Self Storage REIT has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating from 10 analysts, with an average 12-month price target of $36.38 versus a recent share price of $34.07.
• Institutional ownership increased: Major investors including Vanguard, State Street, T. Rowe Price, Principal Financial and Wellington expanded their positions in the company.
• Quarterly earnings missed expectations: The company reported earnings of $0.20 per share, below the $0.49 consensus estimate, while issuing fiscal 2026 guidance of $1.98–$2.04 per share. It also declared a monthly dividend of $0.1359 per share, representing an annualized yield of about 4.8%.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (NYSE:SMA - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $36.3750.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. They issued a "strong-buy" rating and a $39.00 target price for the company. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Smartstop Self Storage REIT

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,913,679 shares of the healthcare company's stock worth $182,972,000 after purchasing an additional 710,871 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 122.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,576,922 shares of the healthcare company's stock worth $110,670,000 after purchasing an additional 1,967,321 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 25.6% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,596,133 shares of the healthcare company's stock valued at $78,611,000 after buying an additional 528,974 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,414,451 shares of the healthcare company's stock valued at $43,763,000 after buying an additional 218,386 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,146,404 shares of the healthcare company's stock valued at $35,624,000 after buying an additional 487,811 shares during the last quarter.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SMA opened at $34.07 on Wednesday. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a 12-month low of $29.41 and a 12-month high of $39.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.80 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a current ratio of 5.28, a quick ratio of 5.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $33.19 and a 200 day moving average of $32.31.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The healthcare company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.29). The business had revenue of $79.28 million during the quarter. Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a return on equity of 2.33% and a net margin of 9.68%.Smartstop Self Storage REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Smartstop Self Storage REIT will post 2 earnings per share for the current year.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.1359 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. This is a positive change from Smartstop Self Storage REIT's previous monthly dividend of $0.14. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's payout ratio is 319.61%.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Company 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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