National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 32.26x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.10. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for NSA is 69.83M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.18% of that float. On March 14, 2025, the average trading volume of NSA was 585.75K shares.
NSA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA) has plunged by -1.40 when compared to previous closing price of 37.16, but the company has seen a -5.47% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-02 that US equity markets declined for the fourth week in the past five after a frenetic slate of geopolitical headlines and economic data indicated a sluggish start to 2025 for global growth. The Atlanta Fed’s updated growth forecast indicated a -1.5% contraction in first-quarter GDP, while PCE data showed the first monthly decline in personal spending in nearly two years. Buoyed by the interest rate retreat, real estate equities were also a notable source of strength this week as REIT earnings season wrapped up with a surprisingly solid slate of results.
NSA’s Market Performance
NSA’s stock has fallen by -5.47% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -3.32% and a quarterly drop of -15.39%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.43% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.65% for National Storage Affiliates Trust The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.04% for NSA stock, with a simple moving average of -11.60% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NSA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NSA stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for NSA by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for NSA in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $38 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to NSA, setting the target price at $39 in the report published on March 27th of the previous year.
NSA Trading at -2.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NSA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.43%, as shares sank -2.84% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.79% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NSA fell by -5.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.83% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $38.18. In addition, National Storage Affiliates Trust saw -3.35% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NSA starting from SCHALL MICHAEL J, who purchase 4,000 shares at the price of $38.54 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, SCHALL MICHAEL J now owns 6,000 shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust, valued at $154,160 using the latest closing price.
Meisinger Chad LeRoy, the Director of National Storage Affiliates Trust, purchase 18,405 shares at $37.74 during a trade that took place back on Jun 07 ’24, which means that Meisinger Chad LeRoy is holding 114,155 shares at $694,605 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NSA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.47 for the present operating margin
- 0.67 for the gross margin
The net margin for National Storage Affiliates Trust stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 8.92, with 1.98 for asset returns.
Based on National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.76 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 531.15 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 28.62for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14.
Conclusion
To sum up, National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
