NSA short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

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. National Storage Affiliates Trust shares valued at $154,160 were purchased by SCHALL MICHAEL J on Mar 06 ’25. At $38.54 per share, SCHALL MICHAEL J acquired 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 6,000 shares worth approximately $0.19 million following the completion of this transaction.

As published in their initiating research note from BNP Paribas Exane on June 24, 2025, National Storage Affiliates Trust [NSA] has been an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $33. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of January 10, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Hold” for NSA. Earlier on September 09, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector weight” for NSA stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing NSA Stock Performance

On last trading session,, National Storage Affiliates Trust [NYSE: NSA] plunged -1.56% to $32.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $31.95, but it reached a high of $32.53 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.25%. Over the course of the year, National Storage Affiliates Trust shares have dropped approximately -23.02%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $40.62 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $30.88 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 31.90, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.64. In the upper region, resistance lies at 32.48. The next price resistance is at 32.80. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 34.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is National Storage Affiliates Trust subject to short interest?

Stocks of National Storage Affiliates Trust saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.21 million shares to 3.28 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 3.06 million shares. A jump of 6.48% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.31 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.31.

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In terms of National Storage Affiliates Trust share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 37 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.22% from the previous closing price of $32.68. Analysts anticipate National Storage Affiliates Trust stock to reach 37 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 37. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked National Storage Affiliates Trust stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 27, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $39.

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