SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA)Real Estate | REIT - Industrial | Ladera Ranch, United States | NYSE
32.89 USD
-0.50
(-1.497%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 32.89 Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:35 p.m. EDT
SMA presents a cautionary tale of a high-yield trap for income investors; while the ~4.8% yield looks attractive on paper, the 535%+ payout ratio and consistently negative earnings/margins indicate the dividend is likely unsustainable or propping up a value trap. The recent 46.8% spike in short interest and the massive increase in short ratio (3.95) suggest naked bears are accumulating, likely driving price further down despite the dividend hook. Avoid until fundamentals show real earnings recovery. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.030895 |
| AutoETS | 0.030895 |
| AutoTheta | 0.030899 |
| MSTL | 0.032378 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.40 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.921 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 85.806 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.662 |
| Market Cap | 2,622,961,152 |
| Forward P/E | 60.38 |
| Profit Margins | -0.58% |
| Website | https://www.smartstopselfstorage.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:35 p.m. EDT: Options market sentiment is neutral-to-slightly-bearish. For the near-term (May 15 expiry), there is negligible net open interest, though Implied Volatility (IV) suggests a shift of downside risk, as Put IV (0.66) exceeds Call IV (0.50). By the July 17 expiry, speculators have established a minimal net put position (6 vs -2 calls), with open interest concentrated at the 25 and 30 strikes ($0 premium). The lack of aggressive positioning indicates a lack of conviction in either direction, but the pricing structure and the significant rise in short interest (reported +46.8%) lean slightly against buyers.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 0.136 | 0.449141 |
| 2026-02-27 | 0.123 | 0.370508 |
| 2026-01-30 | 0.136 | 0.436180 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.136 | 0.445154 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.132 | 0.410837 |
| 2025-10-31 | 0.136 | 0.404345 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.132 | 0.359547 |
| 2025-08-29 | 0.136 | 0.384529 |
| 2025-07-31 | 0.136 | 0.414549 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.132 | 0.377700 |
| 2025-05-30 | 0.136 | 0.387262 |
| 2025-04-30 | 0.132 | 0.392308 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.0048149824 |
| Address1 | 10 Terrace Road |
| All Time High | 39.77 |
| All Time Low | 29.415 |
| Ask | 34.38 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 575,620 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 912,993 |
| Average Volume | 912,993 |
| Average Volume10Days | 575,620 |
| Bid | 31.39 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 21.323 |
| City | Ladera Ranch |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 32.89 |
| Current Ratio | 0.423 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 33.4 |
| Day Low | 32.52 |
| Debt To Equity | 85.806 |
| Display Name | SmartStop Self Storage REIT |
| Dividend Date | 1,778,803,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.6 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.79 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,169,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,169,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 131,382,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.49054 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 22.773 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 11.171 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,991,913,216 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.44903 |
| Eps Forward | 0.5447 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.2 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,777,507,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 949 429 6606 |
| Fifty Day Average | 32.0946 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.7953987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.024782944 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 0.48149824 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 39.77 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.880001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.17299475 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 29.415 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.4749985 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11813695 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 29.415 - 39.77 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,743,600,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 54,907,677 |
| Forward Eps | 0.5447 |
| Forward P E | 60.38186 |
| Free Cashflow | 104,669,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.65639997 |
| Gross Profits | 175,804,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00056 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.95909 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 79,749,500 |
| Industry | REIT - Industrial |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Industrial |
| Industry Key | reit-industrial |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.136 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. is a self-managed REIT with a fully integrated operations team of more than 1,000 self-storage professionals focused on growing the SmartStop Self Storage brand. SmartStop, through its indirect subsidiary, SmartStop REIT Advisors, LLC, also sponsors other self-storage programs and, through its Managed Platform, offers third-party management services in the U.S. and Canada. As of February 20, 2026, SmartStop has an owned or managed portfolio of over 460 operating properties in 35 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, comprising over 270,000 units and more than 35 million rentable square feet. SmartStop and its affiliates own or manage 49 operating self-storage properties across four provinces in Canada, which total approximately 42,200 units and 4.3 million rentable square feet. SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. was established on January 08, 2013 and incorporated Maryland, USA. |
| Long Name | SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,622,961,152 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_245787131 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -9,386,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,848,376,140 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 33.3 |
| Operating Cashflow | 84,969,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.26221 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 5.3479 |
| Phone | 866 418 5144 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 32.89 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,803,460 |
| Previous Close | 33.39 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 73.24677 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5424658 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 9.793381 |
| Profit Margins | -0.0057800002 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.386 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.7 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.5 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.49745 |
| Regular Market Day High | 33.4 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 32.52 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 32.52 - 33.4 |
| Regular Market Open | 33.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 33.39 |
| Regular Market Price | 32.89 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,602 |
| Regular Market Volume | 428,244 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01625 |
| Return On Equity | -0.00184 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.24 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.662 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 55,357,177 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.088999994 |
| Shares Short | 3,355,791 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,303,092 |
| Short Name | SmartStop Self Storage REIT, In |
| Short Ratio | 3.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | SMA |
| Target High Price | 40.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 35.8 |
| Target Median Price | 36.0 |
| Total Cash | 54,224,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.98 |
| Total Debt | 1,098,247,936 |
| Total Revenue | 267,830,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.2 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 33.95135 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.0613518 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.03126096 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 428,244 |
| Website | https://www.smartstopselfstorage.com |
| Zip | 92,694 |