National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) Competitors $32.61 +0.08 (+0.25%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.71 +0.10 (+0.31%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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 NSA vs. CPT, CUBE, EGP, EXR, FR, MAA, PLD, PSA, STAG, and UDRShould you be buying National Storage Affiliates Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Storage Affiliates Trust include Camden Property Trust (CPT), CubeSmart (CUBE), EastGroup Properties (EGP), Extra Space Storage (EXR), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Prologis (PLD), Public Storage (PSA), Stag Industrial (STAG), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. National Storage Affiliates Trust vs. Its Competitors Camden Property Trust CubeSmart EastGroup Properties Extra Space Storage First Industrial Realty Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities Prologis Public Storage Stag Industrial United Dominion Realty Trust Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is CPT or NSA more profitable? National Storage Affiliates Trust has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Camden Property Trust's net margin of 7.62%. National Storage Affiliates Trust's return on equity of 4.59% beat Camden Property Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Camden Property Trust7.62% 2.47% 1.32% National Storage Affiliates Trust 8.59%4.59%1.23% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CPT or NSA? Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than National Storage Affiliates Trust. National Storage Affiliates Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camden Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCamden Property Trust$1.54B7.89$163.29M$1.09104.60National Storage Affiliates Trust$770.34M3.24$111.52M$0.5955.27 Which has more risk and volatility, CPT or NSA? Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CPT or NSA a better dividend stock? Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Camden Property Trust pays out 385.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays out 386.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and National Storage Affiliates Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to CPT or NSA? In the previous week, National Storage Affiliates Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for National Storage Affiliates Trust and 7 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat National Storage Affiliates Trust's score of 1.38 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Camden Property Trust 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive National Storage Affiliates Trust 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CPT or NSA? Camden Property Trust presently has a consensus price target of $129.39, suggesting a potential upside of 13.49%. National Storage Affiliates Trust has a consensus price target of $38.63, suggesting a potential upside of 18.45%. Given National Storage Affiliates Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Storage Affiliates Trust is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Camden Property Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33National Storage Affiliates Trust 5 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.69 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CPT or NSA? 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCamden Property Trust beats National Storage Affiliates Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get National Storage Affiliates Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NSA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NSA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 NSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational Storage Affiliates TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.49B$8.41B$12.11B$20.73BDividend Yield6.99%5.72%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio55.2741.1520.0228.09Price / Sales3.244.9525.6838.31Price / Cash8.0918.2021.6822.53Price / Book1.751.672.284.58Net Income$111.52M$128.99M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance2.56%1.53%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance-2.83%3.42%4.45%5.42%1 Year Performance-19.96%0.85%540.85%14.63% National Storage Affiliates Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NSANational Storage Affiliates Trust2.5369 of 5 stars$32.61+0.2%$38.63+18.4%-19.9%$2.49B$770.34M55.271,466Positive NewsCPTCamden Property Trust4.4334 of 5 stars$112.54-1.1%$129.39+15.0%+6.1%$12.02B$1.54B103.251,660Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCUBECubeSmart3.2102 of 5 stars$42.51+0.3%$47.38+11.4%-1.7%$9.69B$929.08M25.153,104Positive NewsEx-DividendEGPEastGroup Properties4.284 of 5 stars$166.97-0.3%$188.00+12.6%-1.2%$8.77B$640.23M36.5490News CoverageEXRExtra Space Storage4.147 of 5 stars$147.44+1.1%$159.29+8.0%-0.9%$31.29B$3.26B34.214,780News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeFRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.8285 of 5 stars$48.07-1.8%$55.91+16.3%+3.3%$6.36B$669.64M23.80160Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.7826 of 5 stars$147.97+0.1%$169.76+14.7%+7.9%$17.32B$2.19B30.832,532Positive NewsPLDPrologis4.8828 of 5 stars$105.05-0.5%$120.42+14.6%-4.6%$97.48B$8.20B26.262,470Positive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.7022 of 5 stars$293.78+1.3%$337.64+14.9%+3.1%$51.54B$4.70B29.175,900Positive NewsSTAGStag Industrial3.4329 of 5 stars$36.26+0.2%$39.71+9.5%+2.5%$6.77B$767.38M27.2690UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.0767 of 5 stars$40.81+0.2%$46.38+13.6%+0.4%$13.52B$1.67B116.601,432Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Camden Property Trust Alternatives CubeSmart Alternatives EastGroup Properties Alternatives Extra Space Storage Alternatives First Industrial Realty Trust Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities 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:NSA) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredRevealed: NEW A.I. revolution (nobody is talking about)Nvidia's CEO says this is: "The next wave of A.I." 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