Public Storage Earnings: Pressured Profitability Overshadows Improvements in Demand
Public Storage reported third-quarter core funds from operations of $4.34 per share and same-store net operating income growth of 0.5% relative to last year.
Public Storage PSA
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Public Storage’s commanding lead in supply-restricted West Coast markets will lead to consistent revenue growth in the long run.
Bears
Supply has increased over the past few years, which could significantly affect management’s ability to pass along rental price increases.
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $306.97
- Day Range
- $303.09–315.21
- 52-Week Range
- $256.54–335.55
- Bid/Ask
- $312.55 / $317.80
- Shares Outstanding
- 186.84M
- Market Cap
- $58.39B
- Volume/Avg
- 958,872 / 891,372
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 30.69
- Price/Sales
- 11.08
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 3.84%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 3.84%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Mar, Jun, Oct, Dec
- Total Yield
- 3.84%
Company Profile
Public Storage is the largest owner of self-storage facilities in the US, with more than 3,500 self-storage facilities in 40 states and approximately 259 million square feet of rentable space. Through equity interests, it also has exposure to the European self-storage market through Shurgard Self Storage. The company also has a merchandise business, a third-party property management business, and an insurance business that offers products to cover losses for the goods in self-storage facilities.
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Industrial
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 5,770
- Website
- https://www.publicstorage.com
Competitors
Valuation
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Metric
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PSA
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COLD
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PLD
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 30.69 | 72.48 | 35.47 |
Price/Book Value | 5.97 | 1.70 | 2.20 |
Price/Sales | 11.08 | 1.57 | 13.18 |
Price/Cash Flow | 17.76 | 10.31 | 22.01 |
Price/Earnings
PSA
COLD
PLD
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
PSA
|
COLD
|
PLD
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.56 | 0.41 | 0.58 |
Current Ratio | 0.56 | 0.41 | 0.74 |
Interest Coverage | 6.33 | −2.01 | 5.68 |
Quick Ratio
PSA
COLD
PLD
Profitability
|
Metric
|
PSA
|
COLD
|
PLD
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 9.07% | 0.20% | — |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 33.78% | 0.55% | — |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 10.52% | 2.28% | — |
Return on Assets
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COLD
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