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 $198,188 were purchased by Schwartz H. Michael on Nov 17 ’25. At $31.71 per share, Schwartz H. Michael acquired 6,250 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 24,250 shares worth approximately $0.75 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Look Nicholas sold 458 shares, netting a total of over 15,045 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $32.85 each, the insider now holds 1,613 shares.
Before that, Barry James R. had added 600 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $20,130, the CFO and Treasurer bought Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc shares for $33.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 600 shares, worth approximately $0.1 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on December 18, 2025, Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc [SMA] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $35. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of June 18, 2025, Raymond James has increased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Strong buy” for SMA. Earlier on April 28, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for SMA stock.
Analyzing SMA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc [NYSE: SMA] plunged -1.40% to $30.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.88, but it reached a high of $31.45 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.93%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (SMA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 30.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 30.51. In the upper region, resistance lies at 31.30. The next price resistance is at 31.67. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.00 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 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.59 million shares to 2.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 2.07 million shares. A jump of 22.21% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.36.
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 40 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.47% from the previous closing price of $31.38. Analysts anticipate Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc stock to reach 41 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 39. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On April 28, 2025, Truist assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $38.
