The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc shares valued at $540,000 were purchased by Schwartz H. Michael on Apr 03 ’25. At $30.00 per share, Schwartz H. Michael acquired 18,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 18,000 shares worth approximately $0.66 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Terjung Michael O purchased 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 180,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $30.00 each, the insider now holds 6,000 shares.
Before that, Robinson Joseph H had added 500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $15,000, the Chief Operations Officer bought Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc shares for $30.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 500 shares, worth approximately $18250.0.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on June 18, 2025, Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc [SMA] has been rated up from an Outperform to a Strong buy and the price target has been revised to $44. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of April 28, 2025, Truist has initiated its “Buy” rating for SMA. Earlier on April 28, 2025, Stifel initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for SMA stock.
Analyzing SMA Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc [NYSE: SMA] plunged -1.88% to $36.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $36.35, but it reached a high of $37.645 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.87%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (SMA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 35.98, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 35.46. In the upper region, resistance lies at 37.33. The next price resistance is at 38.16. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.74 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.21 million shares to 1.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.17 million shares. A jump of 15.38% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.44 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.44.
Which companies own the most shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (SMA)?
In terms of Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 39 in the next 12 months, up nearly 4.84% from the previous closing price of $37.2. Analysts anticipate Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc stock to reach 40 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 38. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On April 28, 2025, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $36.
