Own and operate self-storage facilities across the United States. Provide storage solutions for residential customers needing space for personal belongings. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 8% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $3.5B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 26.5× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 48% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 13% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades 31% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 30% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 8% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 40 buys and 11 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 48/100.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, CUBE sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: CUBE is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.