JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Public Storage (NYSE:PSA – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,456 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,634,000.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quent Capital LLC raised its position in Public Storage by 135.1% during the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 87 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Public Storage during the third quarter worth $34,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Public Storage during the third quarter worth $38,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Public Storage during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp raised its position in Public Storage by 48.2% during the fourth quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 203 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.79% of the company’s stock.
Public Storage Stock Down 1.6 %
Shares of NYSE PSA opened at $303.39 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $299.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $324.23. The firm has a market cap of $53.22 billion, a PE ratio of 31.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.91 and a beta of 0.73. Public Storage has a 1 year low of $256.31 and a 1 year high of $369.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97.
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Insider Activity at Public Storage
In other Public Storage news, insider Nathaniel A. Vitan sold 450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.99, for a total transaction of $143,095.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 2,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $751,728.36. This trade represents a 15.99 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 11.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have issued reports on PSA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Public Storage from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $298.00 to $299.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Public Storage from $365.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Public Storage from $342.00 to $329.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Public Storage from $338.00 to $333.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Public Storage from $306.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $339.69.
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About Public Storage
Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500, is a REIT that primarily acquires, develops, owns, and operates self-storage facilities. At December 31, 2023, we had: (i) interests in 3,044 self-storage facilities located in 40 states with approximately 218 million net rentable square feet in the United States and (ii) a 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self Storage Limited (Euronext Brussels: SHUR), which owned 275 self-storage facilities located in seven Western European nations with approximately 15 million net rentable square feet operated under the Shurgard brand.
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