Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.940-2.040 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Price Performance

SMA traded up $1.03 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $32.03. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 798,272 shares, compared to its average volume of 613,951. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $31.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.55. The company has a quick ratio of 5.87, a current ratio of 5.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a 12 month low of $29.42 and a 12 month high of $39.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -86.57.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.01. Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a negative return on equity of 0.16% and a negative net margin of 0.59%.Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s quarterly 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Smartstop Self Storage REIT will post 2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a $0.1359 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This is a positive change from Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s previous monthly dividend of $0.13. Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s dividend payout ratio is presently -427.03%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SMA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research downgraded Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.50 to $38.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.94.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Smartstop Self Storage REIT

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMA. Beacon Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000.

About Smartstop Self Storage REIT

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.