<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in  National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 34,700 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $1,110,000.</p><p>A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of  National Storage Affiliates Trust in the second quarter valued at about $1,163,000.  Retirement Systems of Alabama boosted its position in shares of  National Storage Affiliates Trust by 0.7% in the second quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 85,987 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,751,000 after acquiring an additional 637 shares during the period.  Keybank National Association OH boosted its position in shares of  National Storage Affiliates Trust by 5.2% in the second quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 20,700 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the period.  Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of  National Storage Affiliates Trust by 38.5% in the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,485,145 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $47,510,000 after acquiring an additional 413,173 shares during the period.  Finally, Peregrine Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of  National Storage Affiliates Trust by 7.0% in the second quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 147,013 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $4,703,000 after acquiring an additional 9,593 shares during the period. Institutional investors own  99.97% of the company's stock. </p><h2>National Storage Affiliates Trust Stock Up 0.1%</h2><p>Shares of NYSE NSA opened at $29.11 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.62. The company has a market cap of $2.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.94 and a beta of 1.08. National Storage Affiliates Trust has a 12 month low of $28.02 and a 12 month high of $46.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $31.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.51. </p><p>National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $188.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $185.91 million. National Storage Affiliates Trust had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 8.92%.The firm's revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.21 EPS.  As a group, analysts forecast that  National Storage Affiliates Trust will post 2.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>National Storage Affiliates Trust Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.57 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.8%. National Storage Affiliates Trust's payout ratio is presently 367.74%. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>NSA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust from $39.00 to $34.00 and set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research cut shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;strong sell&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo &amp; Company cut their price objective on shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust from $38.00 to $35.00 and set an &#34;underweight&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an &#34;underperform&#34; rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings  reaffirmed a &#34;hold (c-)&#34; rating on shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of &#34;Reduce&#34; and a consensus price target of $33.64.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Stock Report on National Storage Affiliates Trust</b></p><h2>National Storage Affiliates Trust Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>National Storage Affiliates Trust is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, focused on the ownership, operation and acquisition of self storage properties predominantly located within the top 100 metropolitan statistical areas throughout the United States. As of December 31, 2023, the Company held ownership interests in and operated 1,050 self storage properties, located in 42 states and Puerto Rico with approximately 68.6 million rentable square feet, which excludes 39 self storage properties classified as held for sale to be sold to a third party.</p><h2>Further Reading</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than National Storage Affiliates Trust</li><li>What is the MACD Indicator and How to Use it in Your Trading</li><li>Is Lemonade Stock Set for a Big Squeeze After Earnings?</li><li>3 Small Caps With Big Return Potential</li><li>Caterpillar Stock Could Top $650 by Year’s End</li><li>Investing in Commodities: What Are They? 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<p>Versor Investments LP acquired a $1.11 million stake in National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) during Q2, purchasing 34,700 shares. Other institutional investors also increased their holdings. The stock opened at $29.11, with a market cap of $2.23 billion and a P/E ratio of 46.94. The company reported a Q2 EPS of $0.55, missing estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share. Analysts have mixed ratings on NSA, with several downgrades and target price reductions recently.</p>

Versor Investments LP Takes $1.11 Million Position in National Storage Affiliates Trust $NSA