NYSE:LSILife Storage Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Life Storage Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $89.85 -2.22 (-2.41 %) (As of 04/3/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$88.77Now: $89.85▼$92.1850-Day Range$70.39MA: $102.86▼$119.0052-Week Range$67.31Now: $89.85▼$119.61Volume627,600 shsAverage Volume448,303 shsMarket Capitalization$4.20 billionP/E Ratio16.25Dividend Yield4.65%Beta0.53 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Life Storage, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed equity REIT that is in the business of acquiring and managing self storage facilities. Located in Buffalo, New York, the Company operates more than 750 storage facilities in 28 states and Ontario, Canada. The Company serves both residential and commercial storage customers with storage units rented by month. Life Storage consistently provides responsive service to its 400,000-plus customers, making it a leader in the industry.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLife Storage has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $109.11, Life Storage has a potential upside of 21.4% from its current price of $89.85.Amount of Analyst CoverageLife Storage has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesLife Storage has received 549 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLife Storage has received 570 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLife Storage has received 50.94% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Life Storage and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LSI will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LSI will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipLife Storage is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthLife Storage has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Life Storage is 76.16 %. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Life Storage will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.04 % next year. This indicates that Life Storage will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Life Storage insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,087,573.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.80% of the stock of Life Storage is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.89% of the stock of Life Storage is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Life Storage are expected to grow by 5.89% in the coming year, from $5.94 to $6.29 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Life Storage is 16.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 11.23.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Life Storage is 16.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 11.64.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLife Storage has a PEG Ratio of 3.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLife Storage has a P/B Ratio of 1.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.58 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustrySpecialized REITs SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:LSI Previous Symbol CUSIP84610H10 CIK944314 Webhttp://www.lifestorage.com/ Phone716-633-1850Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.92 Current Ratio0.30 Quick Ratio0.30Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio16.25 Forward P/E Ratio15.13 P/E Growth3.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$574.74 million Price / Sales7.30 Cash Flow$7.75 per share Price / Cash Flow11.60 Book Value$45.71 per share Price / Book1.97Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.62 Net Income$258.70 million Net Margins45.01% Return on Equity12.38% Return on Assets6.30%Miscellaneous Employees1,943 Outstanding Shares46,700,000Market Cap$4.20 billion Next Earnings Date5/6/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive LSI News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LSI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. LSI Rates by TradingView Life Storage (NYSE:LSI) Frequently Asked Questions How has Life Storage's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Life Storage's stock was trading at $106.38 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LSI shares have decreased by 15.5% and is now trading at $89.85. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Life Storage? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Life Storage in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Life Storage. When is Life Storage's next earnings date? Life Storage is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Life Storage. How were Life Storage's earnings last quarter? Life Storage Inc (NYSE:LSI) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.50. The real estate investment trust earned $147.55 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $146.29 million. Life Storage had a net margin of 45.01% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.98 earnings per share. View Life Storage's earnings history. How often does Life Storage pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Life Storage? Life Storage announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th will be paid a dividend of $1.07 per share on Monday, January 27th. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.76%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 13th. This is a boost from Life Storage's previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. View Life Storage's dividend history. What guidance has Life Storage issued on next quarter's earnings? Life Storage issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 19th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.94-6.08 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.99. What price target have analysts set for LSI? 9 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Life Storage's shares. Their forecasts range from $85.00 to $122.00. On average, they anticipate Life Storage's share price to reach $109.11 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Life Storage. Has Life Storage been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about LSI stock has been trending very negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Life Storage earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutLife Storage. Are investors shorting Life Storage? Life Storage saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,024,100 shares, an increase of 41.1% from the February 27th total of 725,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 371,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Life Storage's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Life Storage's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Life Storage include American Tower (AMT), Public Storage (PSA), Welltower (WELL), HCP (HCP), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Ventas (VTR), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Host Hotels and Resorts (HST), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Rayonier (RYN), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) and National Health Investors (NHI). What other stocks do shareholders of Life Storage own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Life Storage investors own include Intel (INTC), Starbucks (SBUX), Home Depot (HD), Walt Disney (DIS), Verizon Communications (VZ), QUALCOMM (QCOM), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Extra Space Storage (EXR) and PepsiCo (PEP). Who are Life Storage's key executives? Life Storage's management team includes the following people: Mr. Joseph V. Saffire, CEO & Director (Age 49)Mr. Andrew J. Gregoire CPA, CFO & Sec. (Age 51)Mr. Edward F. Killeen, Chief Operating Officer (Age 55)Mr. Paul T. Powell, Advisor (Age 63)Mr. David Dodman, VP, Investor Relations and Strategic Planning What is Life Storage's stock symbol? Life Storage trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LSI." How do I buy shares of Life Storage? Shares of LSI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Life Storage's stock price today? One share of LSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $89.85. How big of a company is Life Storage? Life Storage has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion and generates $574.74 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $258.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.62 on an earnings per share basis. Life Storage employs 1,943 workers across the globe. View additional information about Life Storage. What is Life Storage's official website? The official website for Life Storage is http://www.lifestorage.com/. How can I contact Life Storage? Life Storage's mailing address is 6467 Main Street, Williamsville NY, 14221. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 716-633-1850. 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