Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.01 EPS

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The healthcare company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.01, Zacks reports. Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a return on equity of 1.00% and a net margin of 4.38%.The company had revenue of $78.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $72.56 million. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Smartstop Self Storage REIT updated its FY 2026 guidance to 1.940-2.040 EPS.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:SMA traded up $1.30 during trading on Thursday, hitting $33.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,112,955 shares, compared to its average volume of 621,183. The company has a 50-day moving average of $31.82 and a 200-day moving average of $32.53. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a 12 month low of $29.42 and a 12 month high of $39.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.87 and a quick ratio of 5.87. The firm has a market cap of $1.85 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 222.63.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a $0.1359 dividend. This is a boost from Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s previous monthly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -427.03%.

Trending Headlines about Smartstop Self Storage REIT

Here are the key news stories impacting Smartstop Self Storage REIT this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat on top and bottom lines: revenue $78.31M (vs. ~$72.6M est.), EPS $0.49 vs. $0.48 est.; revenue grew ~19.7% YoY — investors lifted by clear growth and an earnings beat. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Healthy liquidity and manageable leverage — company-level metrics (quick/current ratio ~5.87, debt/equity ~0.86) suggest capacity to fund operations and acquisitions without immediate refinancing stress, a positive for REIT stability.
• Neutral Sentiment: FY FFO (as adjusted) guidance of $1.94–$2.04 per share is essentially in line with consensus (~$2.00), so guidance neither materially upgrades nor downgrades expectations. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings-call transcripts provided operational color (pricing/occupancy trends, cost items) that helped investors interpret the quarter; read management remarks for forward momentum signals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Management narrowed 2026 same‑store revenue guidance to a range that spans a slight decline to modest growth (-0.25% to 1.75%), signaling potential near‑term softness in core storage demand/pricing — a key watch item. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Company still shows a small negative net margin and negative return on equity in GAAP metrics; market values SMA on FFO not GAAP earnings, so any continued pressure on operating margins or occupancy could compress multiples.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 13.7% in 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 period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,414,451 shares of the healthcare company’s stock worth $43,763,000 after buying an additional 218,386 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $35,624,000 after buying an additional 487,811 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 41.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,006,552 shares of the healthcare company’s stock worth $31,150,000 after buying an additional 293,605 shares during the period. Finally, Conversant Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the second quarter worth about $36,098,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on SMA shares. Zacks Research cut Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.50 to $38.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of 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. Two 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Smartstop Self Storage REIT presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $36.94.

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.