Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Chief Executive Officer Schwartz H. Michael acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.2 million on Nov 17 ’25. In the deal valued at $31.71 per share,6,250 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Schwartz H. Michael now holds 24,250 shares worth roughly $0.77 million.
Then, Look Nicholas sold 458 shares, generating $15,045 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $32.85, the General Counsel and Secretary now owns 1,613 shares.
Before that, Barry James R. bought 600 shares. Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc shares valued at $20,130 were divested by the CFO and Treasurer at a price of $33.55 per share. As a result of the transaction, Barry James R. now holds 3,375 shares, worth roughly $0.11 million.
JP Morgan downgraded its Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc [SMA] rating to a Neutral from a an Overweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Raymond James’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid June from “an Outperform” to “a Strong buy”. Wells Fargo began covering SMA with “an Overweight” recommendation on April 28, 2025. Truist started covering the stock on April 28, 2025. It rated SMA as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of SMA
On Tuesday, Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc [NYSE:SMA] saw its stock fall -0.06% to $31.8. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -4.99%. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -2.90% over the past one year.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For SMA Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 31.61, which if violated will result in even more drops to 31.43. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 32.01. A further resistance level may holdings at 32.23.
How much short interest is there in Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc stocks on 2025-10-31, dropping by -0.73 million shares to a total of 2.13 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-30 was 2.85 million shares. There was a decline of -34.27%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on April 28, 2025 when Stifel began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $40 price target.
