CubeSmart (CUBE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of self-storage properties across the United States. The company’s core business activities include offering a wide array of storage solutions for personal and business customers, such as standard units, climate-controlled spaces, drive-up access units, vehicle parking, and business inventory storage. In addition to physical storage offerings, CubeSmart provides ancillary services like moving and packing supplies, tenant insurance and digital platforms for online rentals and account management.

Headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, CubeSmart maintains a geographically diversified portfolio of facilities located in more than 30 states and the District of Columbia. The company’s presence spans major metropolitan areas, suburban communities and select secondary markets, enabling it to serve a broad customer base ranging from individual homeowners to small business operators. Operational priorities include driving occupancy and rate growth through targeted marketing campaigns, property renovations and enhanced customer service tools designed to streamline the rental process.

Founded in the early 2000s, CubeSmart completed its initial public offering in 2011, establishing a platform for disciplined expansion through acquisitions, ground-up developments and strategic joint ventures. Over the years, CubeSmart has modernized many of its properties to meet evolving industry standards and customer expectations, focusing on facility upgrades, technology integration and environmental sustainability initiatives.

Under the leadership of CEO Christopher T. Marr, CubeSmart’s executive team emphasizes operational excellence, prudent capital allocation and long-term shareholder value creation. The company continues to refine its business model by investing in technology, expanding service offerings and exploring market opportunities that enhance its competitive position in the U.S. self-storage industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.49 to $41.20
• 50-Day Range: $40.90 to $43.67
• 52-Week Range: $34.24 to $55.14
• Volume: 1.56 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.30
• Dividend Yield: 5.07%
• Price Target: $47.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CubeSmart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CubeSmart scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 381st out of 939 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CubeSmart has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CubeSmart has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CubeSmart are expected to grow by 1.89% in the coming year, from $2.64 to $2.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CubeSmart is 24.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CubeSmart is 24.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.17.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CubeSmart has a PEG Ratio of 7.58. 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 3.20. 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

2.05% 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 2.5, 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 19.84%, 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 5.04%, 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 123.08%. 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 77.32% in the coming year. This indicates that CubeSmart may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.05% 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 2.5, 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 19.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.74

News Sentiment

CubeSmart has a news sentiment score of 1.74. 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 0.91 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for CubeSmart this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for CUBE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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

Only 1.69% 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.

CUBE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CUBE shares performed this year?

CubeSmart's stock was trading at $42.85 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CUBE shares have decreased by 4.2% and is now trading at $41.06.

How were CubeSmart's earnings last quarter?

CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.02. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are CubeSmart's major shareholders?

CubeSmart's top institutional shareholders include Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.18%), Truist Financial Corp (0.17%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.10%) and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher P Marr, Timothy M Martin, Jeffrey P Foster and Joel D Keaton.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of CubeSmart?

Shares of CUBE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of CubeSmart own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CubeSmart investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AbbVie (ABBV), Arista Networks (ANET) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Today: 7/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CUBE
• CIK: 1298675
• Web: www.cubesmart.com
• Phone: (610) 535-5000
• Fax: 216-274-1360
• Employees: 3,104
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CubeSmart: $47.38
• High Price Target: $54.00
• Low Price Target: $43.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.49
• P/E Growth: 7.58
• Net Income: $391.18 million
• Net Margins: 37.05%
• Pretax Margin: 37.04%
• Return on Equity: 13.57%
• Return on Assets: 6.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.17
• Current Ratio: 0.07
• Quick Ratio: 0.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $929.08 million
• Price / Sales: 10.03
• Cash Flow: $2.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.53
• Book Value: $12.84 per share
• Price / Book: 3.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 227,950,000
• Free Float: 224,102,000
• Market Cap: $9.32 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96