CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) Rating Downgraded to Neutral at UBS Group

VaselineSeptember 15, 2024

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CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE – Get a Free Report) was downgraded by investment analysts at UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have a $54.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock, up from their previous price target of $53.00.

A number of other brokerages have recently weighed in on CUBE. Royal Bank of Canada began coverage on CubeSmart in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $56.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on CubeSmart from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Scotiabank began coverage on CubeSmart in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $53.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial upped their target price on CubeSmart from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Finally, Raymond James upped their target price on CubeSmart from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. CubeSmart presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.67, based on data from MarketBeat.com.

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NYSE CUBE opened at $54.00 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $49.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 0.03, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. CubeSmart has a 52 week low of $33.17 and a 52 week high of $54.47. The company has a market cap of $12.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.86 and a beta of 0.82.

CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE – Get Your Free Report ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.23). The company had revenue of $266.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $260.68 million. CubeSmart had a net margin of 38.07% and a return on equity of 14.37%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted EPS of $0.66. On average, equities research analysts predict that CubeSmart will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.

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In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Foster sold 7,739 shares of CubeSmart stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.30, for a total value of $366,054.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 182,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,630,358. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Foster sold 7,739 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.30, for a total transaction of $366,054.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 182,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,630,358. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available on the SEC’s website. Also, COO Joel D. Keaton sold 43,478 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.97, for a total value of $2,085,639.66. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 87,663 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,205,194.11. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 88,217 shares of company stock worth $4,244,344. 1.68% of shares are currently held by corporate insiders.

Institutional trading of CubeSmart

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in CubeSmart by 0.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,917,644 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,443,316,000 after buying an additional 274,493 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in CubeSmart in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $444,818,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in CubeSmart by 26.9% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,687,536 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $257,191,000 after purchasing an additional 1,205,097 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in CubeSmart by 16.0% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,465,184 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $201,692,000 after purchasing an additional 615,035 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in CubeSmart by 5.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,379,516 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $152,652,000 after purchasing an additional 169,600 shares in the last quarter. 97.61% of shares are held by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About CubeSmart

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CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The company’s self-storage properties are designed to provide affordable, easily accessible and, in most locations, air-conditioned storage space for residential and commercial customers. According to the 2023 Self-Storage Almanac, CubeSmart is one of the top three owners and operators of self-storage properties in the United States.