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

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.980-2.040 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.010. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE SMA traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $34.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 402,701 shares, compared to its average volume of 798,002. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a twelve month low of $29.41 and a twelve month high of $39.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.44 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a quick ratio of 5.33, a current ratio of 5.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $32.99 and a 200 day moving average of $32.29.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The healthcare company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.29). The business had revenue of $79.28 million for the quarter. Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a return on equity of 2.32% and a net margin of 9.68%.Smartstop Self Storage REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. Equities research 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 business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a $0.1359 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.7%. This is an increase from Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14. Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s dividend payout ratio is 1,086.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on SMA. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in a report on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Zacks Research upgraded Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Smartstop Self Storage REIT in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $39.00 target price for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $36.44.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Smartstop Self Storage REIT

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SMA. Beacon Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $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.