CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE)’s stock price has dropped by -0.35 in relation to previous closing price of 39.71. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 2.70% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-20 that US equity markets steadied this past week while bond markets rallied as investors parsed a surprisingly solid slate of economic data and a decent start to corporate earnings season. Early week gains were pared following comments from Fed Chair Powell regarding the inflationary impact of tariffs and the reluctance of the Fed to step in to support markets. The hawkish comments sparked a series of blistering critiques by President Trump, accusing the Fed Chair of “playing politics” and posting that his “termination cannot come fast enough.”
Is It Worth Investing in CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE) Right Now?
CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.98x compared to its average ratio. CUBE has 36-month beta value of 1.02. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CUBE is 226.75M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.51% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CUBE on April 24, 2025 was 1.79M shares.
CUBE’s Market Performance
CUBE’s stock has seen a 2.70% increase for the week, with a -5.18% drop in the past month and a -2.80% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.69% for CubeSmart. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.02% for CUBE’s stock, with a -13.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CUBE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CUBE stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for CUBE by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CUBE in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $47 based on the research report published on March 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CUBE reach a price target of $46. The rating they have provided for CUBE stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on March 05th, 2025.
CUBE Trading at -3.52% 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 -28.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.93%, as shares sank -3.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CUBE rose by +2.70%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $39.56. In addition, CubeSmart saw -7.65% 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 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:
- 0.5 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for CubeSmart stands at 0.37. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 13.80, with 6.20 for asset returns.
Based on CubeSmart (CUBE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 692.48 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
To put it simply, CubeSmart (CUBE) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
