Public Storage
About: Public Storage is the largest owner of self-storage facilities in the US, with more than 3,300 self-storage facilities in 40 states and approximately 245 million square feet of rentable space. Through equity interests, it also has exposure to the European self-storage market through Shurgard Self Storage. The company also has a merchandise business, a third-party property management business, and an insurance business that offers products to cover losses for the goods in self-storage facilities.
Employees: 5,900
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
37% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 86
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 466 | Existing positions reduced: 361
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,111 [Q4 2024] → 1,122 (+11) [Q1 2025]
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.8B [Q4 2024] → $41.1B (-$1.63B) [Q1 2025]
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $57.1M | Put options by funds: $62M
2.17% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.73% [Q4 2024] → 78.56% (-2.17%) [Q1 2025]
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q4 2024] → 15 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
BMO Capital Juan Sanabria | 15%upside $325 | Market Perform Downgraded | 20 Jun 2025 |
Mizuho Ravi Vaidya | 9%upside $309 | Neutral Maintained | 28 May 2025 |
Barclays Brendan Lynch | 24%upside $351 | Overweight Maintained | 16 May 2025 |
B of A Securities Jeffrey Spector | 34%upside $380 | Buy Maintained | 13 May 2025 |
Scotiabank Nicholas Yulico | 20%upside $340 | Sector Outperform Maintained | 12 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about PSA published over the past 30 days









