SMA Stock Analysis: SmartStop Self Storage REIT | NYSE
REIT - Industrial | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.907m USD | 12M Return: -1.8% | US83192D4025 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 20.1M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 90.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
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SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (NYSE: SMA) is a self-managed, vertically integrated self-storage REIT headquartered in Ladera Ranch, California, that operates, sponsors, and manages self-storage facilities. In addition to owning its own portfolio, the company sponsors third-party self-storage programs through SmartStop REIT Advisors, LLC and provides third-party management services across the U.S. and Canada via its Managed Platform.
As of February 20, 2026, the company had an owned or managed portfolio of more than 460 operating properties in 35 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, totaling over 270,000 units and more than 35 million rentable square feet. Its Canadian footprint alone covers 49 operating properties across four provinces. The company was established on January 8, 2013, and went public on the NYSE in April 2025 with a small-cap market capitalization of approximately $1.8 billion.
Self-storage REITs generate revenue primarily through recurring rental fees on individual units, with relatively low variable operating costs that support high operating margins and stable cash flows. Demand for self-storage is largely non-cyclical and is typically driven by life events such as moves, downsizing, and relocations, which tends to limit revenue volatility compared with other real estate sub-sectors.
- Same-store revenue grows on occupancy gains and rate increases
- Managed platform expansion drives fee-based income growth
- Interest rate moves impact borrowing costs and FFO outlook
| Net Income: 28.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.31 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -32.89% < 20% (prev -0.29%; Δ -32.60% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 110.3m > Net Income 28.8m |
| Net Debt (1.08b) to EBITDA (155.5m): 6.96 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.42 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (55.5m) vs 12m ago 1.90% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: -6.18% > 18% (prev 51.79%; Δ -57.97% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 6.77% > 50% (prev 8.18%; Δ -1.41% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.46 > 6 (EBIT TTM 76.2m / Interest Expense TTM 52.3m) |
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 38.2m - Total Current Liabilities 91.0m) / Total Assets 2.44b |
| B: -0.28 (Retained Earnings -680.7m / Total Assets 2.44b) |
| C: 0.03 (EBIT TTM 76.2m / Avg Total Assets 2.37b) |
| D: 0.98 (Book Value of Equity 1.16b / Total Liabilities 1.18b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.19 = B |
As of August 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 34.04 with a total of 719,777 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.26%, over one month by -2.71%, over three months by +11.07% and over the past year by -1.75%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 32.80 (which is 3.6% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).
SmartStop Self Storage REIT has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.55. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SMA.
- StrongBuy: 6
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 36.9 | 8.4% |
P/E Trailing = 57.4
P/S = 6.7279
P/B = 1.6499
Revenue TTM = 160.5m USD
EBIT TTM = 76.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 155.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.10b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 91.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.12b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.08b USD (calculated: Debt 1.12b - CCE 38.2m)
Enterprise Value = 2.99b USD (1.91b + Debt 1.12b - CCE 38.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.46 (Ebit TTM 76.2m / Interest Expense TTM 52.3m)
EV/FCF = 27.09x (Enterprise Value 2.99b / FCF TTM 110.3m)
FCF Yield = 3.69% (FCF TTM 110.3m / Enterprise Value 2.99b)
FCF Margin = 68.74% (FCF TTM 110.3m / Revenue TTM 160.5m)
Net Margin = 17.96% (Net Income TTM 28.8m / Revenue TTM 160.5m)
Gross Margin = -6.18% ((Revenue TTM 160.5m - Cost of Revenue TTM 170.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 10.32% (prev 6.16%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.23 (Enterprise Value 2.99b / Total Assets 2.44b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.67% (Interest Expense 52.3m / Debt 1.12b)
Taxrate = 2.86% (930k / 32.5m)
NOPAT = 74.0m (EBIT 76.2m * (1 - 2.86%))
Current Ratio = 0.42 (Total Current Assets 38.2m / Total Current Liabilities 91.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.97 (Debt 1.12b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.16b)
Debt / EBITDA = 6.96 (Net Debt 1.08b / EBITDA 155.5m)
Debt / FCF = 9.80 (Net Debt 1.08b / FCF TTM 110.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.18b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.22% (Net Income 28.8m / Total Assets 2.44b)
RoE = 2.45% (Net Income TTM 28.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.18b)
RoCE = 3.35% (EBIT 76.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.18b + L.T.Debt 1.10b))
RoIC = 3.05% (NOPAT 74.0m / Invested Capital 2.43b)
WACC = 5.53% (E(1.91b)/V(3.03b) * Re(6.11%) + D(1.12b)/V(3.03b) * Rd(4.67%) * (1-Tc(0.03)))
Discount Rate = 6.11% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -86.89 | Cagr: -21.93%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈86.6m ; Y1≈99.2m ; Y5≈146.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = 20.16 (EV 2.20b - Net Debt 1.08b = Equity 1.12b / Shares 55.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 90.42 | Revenue CAGR: 9.85% | SUE: 0.08 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.15 | Chg30d=+32.04% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.60 | Chg30d=+14.79% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+398.3% | GrowthRev=+11.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.60 | Chg30d=+12.04% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+6.0% | GrowthRev=+5.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +29% (up=3, down=1)