David Mueller Sells 425 Shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) Stock

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (NYSE:SMA) Director David Mueller sold 425 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.70, for a total transaction of $14,322.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,640 shares in the company, valued at approximately $156,368. This represents a 8.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Price Performance

Smartstop Self Storage REIT stock opened at $34.48 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 5.28, a quick ratio of 5.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.41. The stock has a market cap of $1.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.61 and a beta of 0.50. Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc has a 12-month low of $29.41 and a 12-month high of $39.77.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The healthcare company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.29). The business had revenue of $79.28 million during the quarter. Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a net margin of 9.68% and a return on equity of 2.33%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc will post 2 EPS 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a $0.1359 dividend. This is an increase from Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Smartstop Self Storage REIT’s payout ratio is currently 319.61%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Smartstop Self Storage REIT

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 10,361.9% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,067,159 shares of the healthcare company’s stock worth $63,958,000 after purchasing an additional 2,047,400 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the fourth quarter valued at $3,558,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 449.6% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 93,930 shares of the healthcare company’s stock valued at $2,844,000 after buying an additional 76,839 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 76.0% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 76,778 shares of the healthcare company’s stock worth $2,399,000 after buying an additional 33,158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank raised its stake in shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 78.6% during the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 109,500 shares of the healthcare company’s stock worth $3,316,000 after buying an additional 48,200 shares during the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about Smartstop Self Storage REIT

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

• Positive Sentiment: National Bank Financial raised its price target for SmartStop Self Storage REIT to $39.25 from $38.50 and maintained an “outperform” rating. Robert W. Baird also increased its target to $37, reinforcing the generally favorable analyst outlook for SMA. National Bank Financial analyst update
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a monthly dividend of $0.1359 per share, representing an annualized yield of approximately 4.8%. The income component may appeal to REIT investors, though the reported payout ratio remains elevated. SmartStop dividend and insider information
• Neutral Sentiment: SmartStop completed a CAD $200 million Canadian Maple bond offering through senior unsecured notes. The proceeds add financial flexibility and diversify funding sources, but the issuance also increases leverage and introduces currency and interest-rate exposure. SmartStop Canadian Maple bond offering
• Negative Sentiment: General Counsel Nicholas Look sold 1,025 shares for approximately $35,219, reducing his direct holdings by 63.55%. Director David Mueller also sold 425 shares for $14,323, reducing his position by 8.39%. Mueller’s transaction occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, making it a less significant bearish signal, but the combined insider selling could weigh on sentiment. SmartStop insider stock sales
• Negative Sentiment: SmartStop’s latest quarterly EPS of $0.20 missed the $0.49 consensus estimate, highlighting execution and earnings risks despite full-year 2026 EPS guidance of $1.98 to $2.04.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SMA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Smartstop Self Storage REIT in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating and a $39.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised Smartstop Self Storage REIT from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in a report on Friday, July 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued 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, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $36.47.

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.