CubeSmart (CUBE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops self-storage facilities in the United States. Its facilities provide individuals and businesses with storage units in a range of sizes, along with related services such as tenant insurance and online rental and payment options.

In addition to managing its owned properties, CubeSmart provides third-party management services for self-storage facilities owned by other parties. Its operating platform supports property marketing, leasing, customer service, revenue management, maintenance and other aspects of facility operations.

CubeSmart was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as U-Store-It before adopting the CubeSmart name in 2011. The company is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and serves communities across the United States. Christopher P. Marr has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.38 to $37.97
• 50-Day Range: $37.62 to $42.54
• 52-Week Range: $35.09 to $43.26
• Volume: 2.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.09
• Dividend Yield: 5.60%
• Price Target: $43.36
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CubeSmart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CubeSmart scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 187 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CubeSmart has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CubeSmart has a consensus price target of $43.36, representing about 14.6% upside from its current price of $37.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CubeSmart has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CubeSmart are expected to grow by 2.72% in the coming year, from $2.57 to $2.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CubeSmart is 26.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CubeSmart is 26.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CubeSmart has a PEG Ratio of 6.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CubeSmart has a P/B Ratio of 3.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.93% of the float of CubeSmart has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CubeSmart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CubeSmart has recently increased by 15.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

CubeSmart is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

CubeSmart has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CubeSmart is 146.21%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, CubeSmart will have a dividend payout ratio of 80.30% in the coming year. This indicates that CubeSmart may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

CubeSmart has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for CubeSmart this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for CUBE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 333% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added CubeSmart to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.76% of the stock of CubeSmart is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.61% of the stock of CubeSmart is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• 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:CUBE
• CIK: 1298675
• Web: www.cubesmart.com
• Phone: (610) 535-5700
• Fax: 216-274-1360
• Employees: 3,121
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CubeSmart: $43.36
• High Price Target: $47.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.72
• P/E Growth: 6.23
• Net Income: $333.78 million
• Net Margins: 29.41%
• Pretax Margin: 29.25%
• Return on Equity: 12.35%
• Return on Assets: 5.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.34
• Current Ratio: 0.07
• Quick Ratio: 0.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.50
• Cash Flow: $2.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.45
• Book Value: $12.04 per share
• Price / Book: 3.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 225,162,000
• Free Float: 221,199,000
• Market Cap: $8.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05