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

Key Points

• Analysts give Smartstop an average rating of Moderate Buy from 11 analysts (3 sell, 1 hold, 5 buy, 2 strong buy) with a 12‑month consensus target of $36.94.
• The company badly missed quarterly EPS ($0.05 vs. $0.54 expected) despite revenue rising 29.5% year‑over‑year, and set FY2026 guidance of 1.93–2.05 EPS roughly in line with analysts' ~2.0 EPS forecast.
• Smartstop pays a monthly dividend of $0.1315 (annualized 5.0% yield, ex‑dividend April 30) while trading with a $1.74B market cap and a negative P/E of -84.79.

Shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (NYSE:SMA - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.9444.

SMA has been the topic of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.50 to $38.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV acquired a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the 4th quarter worth $31,000.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Stock Up 0.1%

SMA stock opened at $31.37 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion and a P/E ratio of -84.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.87 and a quick ratio of 5.87. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $31.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.61. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a 52-week low of $29.42 and a 52-week high of $39.77.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The healthcare company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.49). The company 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 for the quarter 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Smartstop Self Storage REIT will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 30th will be paid a $0.1315 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 30th. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's dividend payout ratio is currently -427.03%.

About Smartstop Self Storage REIT

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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