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 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 472 | Existing positions reduced: 374
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 92
1.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.59% [Q1] → 80.28% (+1.69%) [Q2]
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.2B [Q1] → $41.3B (+$150M) [Q2]
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,129 [Q1] → 1,127 (-2) [Q2]
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $45.8M | Put options by funds: $57.1M
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q1] → 12 (-3) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
UBS
Michael Goldsmith
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$295
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Neutral
Maintained
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16 Sep 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group
Steve Sakwa
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$312
|
In-Line
Maintained
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15 Sep 2025 |
Scotiabank
Nicholas Yulico
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$333
|
Sector Outperform
Maintained
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28 Aug 2025 |
Argus Research
Marie Ferguson
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$283
|
Hold
Reiterated
|
14 Aug 2025 |
Barclays
Brendan Lynch
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$349
|
Overweight
Maintained
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8 Aug 2025 |
RBC Capital
Brad Heffern
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$309
|
Sector Perform
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Eric Luebchow
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$320
|
Overweight
Maintained
|
23 Jul 2025 |
BMO Capital
Juan Sanabria
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$325
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Market Perform
Downgraded
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20 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about PSA published over the past 30 days