CubeSmart (CUBE) Competitors $42.17 -0.10 (-0.24%) Closing price 10/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.12 -0.04 (-0.10%) As of 10/21/2025 07:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CUBE vs. AVB, EGP, EXR, FR, MAA, NSA, PLD, PSA, STAG, and UDRShould you be buying CubeSmart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CubeSmart include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), EastGroup Properties (EGP), Extra Space Storage (EXR), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Prologis (PLD), Public Storage (PSA), Stag Industrial (STAG), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. CubeSmart vs. Its Competitors AvalonBay Communities EastGroup Properties Extra Space Storage First Industrial Realty Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities National Storage Affiliates Trust Prologis Public Storage Stag Industrial United Dominion Realty Trust CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Is CUBE or AVB more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to CubeSmart's net margin of 35.44%. CubeSmart's return on equity of 13.12% beat AvalonBay Communities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CubeSmart35.44% 13.12% 5.76% AvalonBay Communities 38.91%9.70%5.45% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CUBE or AVB? 97.6% of CubeSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to CUBE or AVB? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 3 more articles in the media than CubeSmart. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 10 mentions for CubeSmart. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat CubeSmart's score of 0.78 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CubeSmart 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AvalonBay Communities 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CUBE or AVB? CubeSmart has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CUBE or AVB a better dividend stock? CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. CubeSmart pays out 126.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CubeSmart has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. CubeSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CUBE or AVB? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than CubeSmart. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CubeSmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCubeSmart$929.08M10.35$391.18M$1.6425.71AvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.15$1.08B$8.1223.06 Do analysts recommend CUBE or AVB? CubeSmart presently has a consensus target price of $46.06, indicating a potential upside of 9.24%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus target price of $217.31, indicating a potential upside of 16.06%. Given AvalonBay Communities' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than CubeSmart.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CubeSmart 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 SummaryCubeSmart beats AvalonBay Communities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CubeSmart News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CUBE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CUBE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCubeSmartREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.64B$8.70B$12.65B$22.00BDividend Yield4.92%5.47%5.59%3.60%P/E Ratio25.71150.2621.1632.73Price / Sales10.355.2330.4461.16Price / Cash15.9117.8022.4024.48Price / Book3.281.652.254.67Net Income$391.18M$128.86M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.52%0.21%-0.77%-0.31%1 Month Performance5.11%-2.82%-1.41%-0.17%1 Year Performance-13.06%-10.91%535.79%11.29% CubeSmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUBECubeSmart3.2089 of 5 stars$42.17-0.2%$46.06+9.2%-12.9%$9.64B$929.08M25.713,104AVBAvalonBay Communities4.5139 of 5 stars$186.940.0%$217.31+16.2%-16.5%$26.62B$2.91B23.022,988Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEGPEastGroup Properties3.8108 of 5 stars$182.76+1.6%$188.31+3.0%+0.4%$9.75B$640.23M39.4790Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEXRExtra Space Storage4.3032 of 5 stars$151.42-0.1%$148.64-1.8%-8.6%$32.14B$3.26B32.858,012Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.3119 of 5 stars$56.06+1.7%$55.00-1.9%+1.8%$7.42B$669.64M31.32160Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.7282 of 5 stars$132.80+0.1%$161.78+21.8%-12.6%$15.55B$2.19B27.322,532Upcoming EarningsNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust1.1892 of 5 stars$32.45+0.6%$33.64+3.6%-24.9%$2.49B$770.34M52.341,466Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePLDPrologis4.6276 of 5 stars$127.33+2.6%$124.30-2.4%+7.1%$118.24B$8.20B37.122,703Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPSAPublic Storage4.5956 of 5 stars$311.70+1.3%$324.92+4.2%-7.1%$54.69B$4.70B33.995,900Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTAGStag Industrial4.1868 of 5 stars$38.84+1.7%$38.00-2.2%+2.3%$7.25B$767.38M30.5890Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.6829 of 5 stars$36.29+0.5%$43.82+20.8%-16.3%$12.02B$1.67B95.491,432Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AvalonBay Communities Alternatives EastGroup Properties Alternatives Extra Space Storage Alternatives First Industrial Realty Trust Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities Alternatives National Storage Affiliates Trust Alternatives Prologis Alternatives Public Storage Alternatives Stag Industrial Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CUBE) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Nvidia about to Trigger Another 150X Opportunity?Nvidia gave investors a chance to make more than 150 times their money with its AI chips, known as graphics pr...InvestorPlace | SponsoredNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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