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. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.980-2.040 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.010. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SMA traded up $0.25 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $33.93. The stock had a trading volume of 604,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 800,858. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a 52 week low of $29.41 and a 52 week high of $39.77. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $32.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.33 and a quick ratio of 5.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a PE ratio of 226.19 and a beta of 0.50.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The healthcare company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter. Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a return on equity of 1.00% and a net margin of 4.38%.The business had revenue of $79.28 million for the quarter. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Smartstop Self Storage REIT will post 2 earnings per share for the current year.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.1359 per share. This is a positive change from Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s previous monthly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.8%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,086.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Smartstop Self Storage REIT

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Conversant Capital LLC bought a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,098,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,913,679 shares of the healthcare company’s stock worth $182,972,000 after buying an additional 710,871 shares during the last quarter. Rush Island Management LP acquired a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $15,644,000. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 74.1% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,146,404 shares of the healthcare company’s stock valued at $35,624,000 after buying an additional 487,811 shares during the period. Finally, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 91.0% in the third quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 956,893 shares of the healthcare company’s stock valued at $36,017,000 after buying an additional 455,978 shares during the period.

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.