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SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
Real Estate · REIT - Industrial · NYQ
$31.34
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$1.7B
Trailing P/E
97.94
Forward P/E
55.99
Rev Growth
+13.1%
Profit Margin
4.7%
ROE
1.5%
Analyst Target
$36.00
Recommendation
BUY
About SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.

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 is based in Ladera Ranch, United States.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 22.5
Score Quality: 43.2
Score Combined: 39.9

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation0.0
Quality30.9
Cash Flow83.3
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: WATCH · Score: 39.9 · Rank: #4257
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$2.9B
Price/Book
1.50
Analysts
10
Total Revenue (TTM)
$276.1M
Total Debt
$1.1B
Dividend Yield
511.0%
Short Ratio
5.44
Short % Float
0.1%
Employees
1,000

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 39.9 (P43 — top 57.3% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 10 analysts at None.
Price: $31.34 | Target: $35.90 (+15%)
Score
40
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+15%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+13.1%
Profit Margin4.7%
ROE1.5%
Forward P/E56.0
Market Cap$1.7B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $26.64 (-15%) | Entry: $31.34
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($35.90, 10 analysts)
10$313.40+$45.60 (15%)1.0R
50$1,567.00+$228.00 (15%)1.0R
100$3,134.00+$456.00 (15%)1.0R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (5.44 days to cover)
  • Valuation stretched on forward earnings
The Verdict
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. passes all ethical screens and holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

C
Quant Score
47.1
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-2.9%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-3.6%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
0.07
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-21.8%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
60
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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Kalman Trend
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Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
BELOW_200
Bollinger Position
UPPER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
0.5x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Seasonality

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Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Monday
Best Month
Aug
Worst Month
Mar
Fri-Mon Effect
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Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
-1.2%
3M Return
-3.2%
6M Return
+3.7%
12M Return
-10.3%
Momentum Rank
#2977
Momentum Signal
FLAT

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