Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Company operates in two segments: original equipment manufacturer (OEM) solutions and symmetry surgical. On August 15, 2011, the Company acquired PSC Industries, Inc's Olsen Medical division. On December 29, 2011 it acquired the surgical instruments product portfolio from Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.56 to $31.02
• 50-Day Range: $29.60 to $33.39
• 52-Week Range: $29.41 to $39.77
• Volume: 573,121 shs
• Average Volume: 640,597 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 206.33
• Dividend Yield: 5.11%
• Price Target: $36.94
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Smartstop Self Storage REIT scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 402nd out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Smartstop Self Storage REIT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a consensus price target of $36.94, representing about 19.4% upside from its current price of $30.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Smartstop Self Storage REIT has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Smartstop Self Storage REIT are expected to grow by 7.92% in the coming year, from $2.02 to $2.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Smartstop Self Storage REIT is 206.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Smartstop Self Storage REIT is 206.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.54% of the float of Smartstop Self Storage REIT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Smartstop Self Storage REIT has recently increased by 4.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Smartstop Self Storage REIT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Smartstop Self Storage REIT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Smartstop Self Storage REIT is 1,053.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Smartstop Self Storage REIT will have a dividend payout ratio of 72.48% next year. This indicates that Smartstop Self Storage REIT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Smartstop Self Storage REIT this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for SMA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Smartstop Self Storage REIT insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $40,060.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.50% of the stock of Smartstop Self Storage REIT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Smartstop Self Storage REIT has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Record date for 6/15 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Health Care Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SMA
• CIK: 1292055
• Web: www.smartstopselfstorage.com
• Phone: +1-574-2682252
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Smartstop Self Storage REIT: $36.94
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 206.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.32
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.55 million
• Net Margins: 4.38%
• Pretax Margin: 5.29%
• Return on Equity: 1.00%
• Return on Assets: 0.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 5.33
• Quick Ratio: 5.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $281.14 million
• Price / Sales: 6.10
• Cash Flow: $1.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.00
• Book Value: $22.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,370,000
• Free Float: 52,320,000
• Market Cap: $1.71 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A