CubeSmart (CUBE) Competitors

Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) and CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate EXR or CUBE?

Extra Space Storage currently has a consensus price target of $171.09, indicating a potential upside of 17.66%. CubeSmart has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Given Extra Space Storage's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Extra Space Storage is more favorable than CubeSmart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Extra Space Storage	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
CubeSmart	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer EXR or CUBE?

In the previous week, Extra Space Storage had 3 more articles in the media than CubeSmart. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Extra Space Storage and 18 mentions for CubeSmart. CubeSmart's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Extra Space Storage's score of 1.12 indicating that CubeSmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Extra Space Storage	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CubeSmart	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EXR or CUBE?

Extra Space Storage received 62 more outperform votes than CubeSmart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.74% of users gave CubeSmart an outperform vote while only 58.93% of users gave Extra Space Storage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Extra Space Storage	Outperform Votes 505 58.93%	Underperform Votes 352 41.07%
CubeSmart	Outperform Votes 443 63.74%	Underperform Votes 252 36.26%

Is EXR or CUBE more profitable?

CubeSmart has a net margin of 37.79% compared to Extra Space Storage's net margin of 25.35%. CubeSmart's return on equity of 14.33% beat Extra Space Storage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extra Space Storage	25.35%	5.51%	3.03%
CubeSmart	37.79%	14.33%	6.48%

Is EXR or CUBE a better dividend stock?

Extra Space Storage pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Extra Space Storage pays out 160.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CubeSmart pays out 120.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CubeSmart has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. CubeSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EXR or CUBE?

Extra Space Storage has higher revenue and earnings than CubeSmart. CubeSmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Extra Space Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Extra Space Storage	$3.26B	9.47	$803.20M	$4.04	35.99
CubeSmart	$1.07B	8.98	$410.76M	$1.72	24.43

Which has more risk & volatility, EXR or CUBE?

Extra Space Storage has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CubeSmart has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EXR or CUBE?

99.1% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of CubeSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Extra Space Storage beats CubeSmart on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.