National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) and Its Competitors Critical Survey

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) is one of 110 publicly-traded companies in the “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare National Storage Affiliates Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares National Storage Affiliates Trust and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Storage Affiliates Trust	$752.93 million	$73.78 million	53.71
National Storage Affiliates Trust Competitors	$1.58 billion	$213.26 million	29.16

National Storage Affiliates Trust’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than National Storage Affiliates Trust. National Storage Affiliates Trust is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

National Storage Affiliates Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays out 330.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.9% and pay out 284.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. National Storage Affiliates Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Risk and Volatility

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Storage Affiliates Trust’s peers have a beta of 1.20, meaning that their average stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for National Storage Affiliates Trust and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Storage Affiliates Trust	1	12	0	0	1.92
National Storage Affiliates Trust Competitors	2348	7947	8339	290	2.35

National Storage Affiliates Trust presently has a consensus target price of $33.60, indicating a potential downside of 9.34%. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” companies have a potential upside of 17.43%. Given National Storage Affiliates Trust’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Storage Affiliates Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares National Storage Affiliates Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Storage Affiliates Trust	9.80%	5.81%	1.43%
National Storage Affiliates Trust Competitors	0.11%	1.35%	0.84%

Summary

National Storage Affiliates Trust peers beat National Storage Affiliates Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

National Storage Affiliates Trust Company Profile

National Storage Affiliates Trust is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, focused on the ownership, operation and acquisition of self storage properties predominantly located within the top 100 metropolitan statistical areas throughout the United States. As of December 31, 2023, the Company held ownership interests in and operated 1,050 self storage properties, located in 42 states and Puerto Rico with approximately 68.6 million rentable square feet, which excludes 39 self storage properties classified as held for sale to be sold to a third party. NSA is one of the largest owners and operators of self storage properties among public and private companies in the United States.