Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc $SMA Shares Sold by GSI Capital Advisors LLC

GSI Capital Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (NYSE:SMA) by 36.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 124,919 shares of the healthcare company’s stock after selling 72,533 shares during the period. Smartstop Self Storage REIT makes up about 2.2% of GSI Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding. GSI Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Smartstop Self Storage REIT were worth $3,865,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SMA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the second quarter valued at $3,155,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund acquired a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the second quarter valued at $326,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the second quarter valued at $377,000. Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the second quarter valued at $602,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the second quarter valued at $830,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Scotiabank upgraded Smartstop Self Storage REIT to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research upgraded Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.50 to $38.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Smartstop Self Storage REIT presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $37.17.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Stock Performance

Shares of SMA stock opened at $32.53 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $31.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.92. The firm has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 216.87 and a beta of 0.68. Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc has a 1 year low of $29.41 and a 1 year high of $39.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 5.33 and a current ratio of 5.33.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The healthcare company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $78.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $72.56 million. Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a return on equity of 1.00% and a net margin of 4.38%.The business’s revenue was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.940-2.040 EPS. Analysts predict that Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.1315 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,046.67%.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Company Profile

Symmetry Medical Inc (Symmetry) is a medical device solutions company, including surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, and sterilization cases and trays. The Company designs, develops and offers worldwide production and supply chain capabilities for these products to customers in the orthopedic industry, and other medical device markets (including but not limited to arthroscopy, dental, laparoscopy, osteobiologic, and endoscopy segments). It also manufactures specialized non-healthcare products, primarily in the aerospace industry.