Diversify Advisory Services LLC Acquires Shares of 6,371 Public Storage $PSA

Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Public Storage (NYSE:PSAFree Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,371 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $2,064,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Public Storage by 2.2% in the first quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 1,546 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Public Storage by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,423 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. lifted its holdings in Public Storage by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 2,215 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $575,000 after buying an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its position in Public Storage by 35.2% in the 4th quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, Chesapeake Capital Corp IL boosted its position in Public Storage by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Chesapeake Capital Corp IL now owns 2,994 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $953,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. 78.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Public Storage

In related news, insider Nathaniel A. Vitan sold 1,414 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.53, for a total transaction of $463,127.42. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 11.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on PSA shares. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Public Storage in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price target on Public Storage from $325.00 to $363.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Public Storage from $345.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Mizuho raised their price objective on Public Storage from $301.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Public Storage from $305.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $326.11.

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Public Storage Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE:PSA opened at $323.95 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $322.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $305.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.66. Public Storage has a fifty-two week low of $256.54 and a fifty-two week high of $335.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.91, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.96.

Public Storage (NYSE:PSAGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $4.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $1.64. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Public Storage had a net margin of 41.80% and a return on equity of 40.98%. Public Storage’s revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.28 earnings per share. Public Storage has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.750-17.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Public Storage will post 16.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Public Storage Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $3.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $12.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Public Storage’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 114.50%.

About Public Storage

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Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in self-storage services. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company was founded in the early 1970s and has grown through development and acquisitions to become one of the largest owner-operators of self-storage facilities in the United States. It is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PSA.

The company’s core business is the ownership, operation and management of self-storage properties that serve both residential and commercial customers.

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