CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.54 in relation to its previous close of 48.55. However, the company has experienced a -2.59% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-10 that U.S. equity markets soared to record highs this week after President-elect Trump scored a surprisingly decisive election victory, including a likely “trifecta” of Republican legislative control in Congress. The outcome sparked powerful moves across global financial markets as investors priced in a combination of domestic-focused and “pro-growth” economic policies but also reflected concern over deficits and immigration policy. Characteristic of the “Trump trade” dynamic, smaller-cap companies led the surge, outperforming mega-cap technology and international-heavy peers. The S&P Small-Cap 600 soared 9%, outpacing 5% gains from the S&P 500.
Is It Worth Investing in CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE) is 26.95x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CUBE is 0.86. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for CUBE is 224.18M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.84% of that float. On November 13, 2024, CUBE’s average trading volume was 1.31M shares.
CUBE’s Market Performance
CUBE’s stock has seen a -2.59% decrease for the week, with a -4.30% drop in the past month and a -2.31% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.43%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.27% for CubeSmart The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.41% for CUBE stock, with a simple moving average of 3.20% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CUBE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CUBE stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for CUBE by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CUBE in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $54 based on the research report published on September 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CUBE reach a price target of $56. The rating they have provided for CUBE stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 10th, 2024.
Scotiabank gave a rating of “Sector Outperform” to CUBE, setting the target price at $53 in the report published on August 22nd of the current year.
CUBE Trading at -6.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CUBE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.43%, as shares sank -4.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.31% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CUBE fell by -2.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.48. In addition, CubeSmart saw 3.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CUBE starting from Schulte Jennifer, who sale 15,942 shares at the price of $52.56 back on Sep 11 ’24. After this action, Schulte Jennifer now owns 10,847 shares of CubeSmart, valued at $837,919 using the latest closing price.
DeNarie Matthew D, the Chief Accounting Officer of CubeSmart, sale 868 shares at $53.64 during a trade that took place back on Sep 13 ’24, which means that DeNarie Matthew D is holding 17,081 shares at $46,560 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CUBE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.46 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for CubeSmart stands at 0.38. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 14.37, with 6.47 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 710.88 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 30.1for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of CubeSmart (CUBE) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
