NYSE:PSA - Public Storage Stock Price, Forecast & News

Public Storage's stock was trading at $220.44 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PSA shares have decreased by 13.1% and is now trading at $191.52. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Public Storage in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Public Storage.

Public Storage is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Public Storage.

Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.86 by $0.99. The real estate investment trust earned $717.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $723.13 million. Public Storage had a return on equity of 30.16% and a net margin of 53.41%. The company's revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.17 EPS. View Public Storage's earnings history.

Public Storage declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $2.00 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $8.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. View Public Storage's dividend history.

14 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Public Storage's shares. Their forecasts range from $148.00 to $267.00. On average, they anticipate Public Storage's stock price to reach $223.05 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Public Storage.

News coverage about PSA stock has been trending very positive on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Public Storage earned a daily sentiment score of 3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutPublic Storage.

Public Storage saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 6,211,300 shares, a decrease of 8.7% from the February 27th total of 6,800,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,040,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.0 days. Approximately 4.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Public Storage's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Public Storage investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Ford Motor (F), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Simon Property Group (SPG), Walt Disney (DIS), Exxon Mobil (XOM), PepsiCo (PEP) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Public Storage trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PSA."

Public Storage's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.99%), Cohen & Steers Inc. (2.85%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.82%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.53%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.11%) and Capital World Investors (0.93%). Company insiders that own Public Storage stock include B Wayne Et Al Hughes, Gary E Pruitt, Lily Yan Hughes and Ronald L Havner, Jr. View institutional ownership trends for Public Storage.

PSA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Capital World Investors, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Credit Suisse AG, PGGM Investments, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, and Mackay Shields LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Public Storage.

PSA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Cohen & Steers Inc., Man Group plc, Geode Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., and First Trust Advisors LP. View insider buying and selling activity for Public Storage.

Shares of PSA 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.

One share of PSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $191.52.

Public Storage has a market capitalization of $33.47 billion and generates $2.85 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $1.52 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.75 on an earnings per share basis. Public Storage employs 5,900 workers across the globe. View additional information about Public Storage.

The official website for Public Storage is http://www.publicstorage.com/.

Public Storage's mailing address is 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA, 91201. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 818-244-8080.