<div id="readability-page-1"><p>GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of  CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  acquired 26,326 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $949,000.</p><ul><li>Look To REITs For Reliable Yield Even In Recessionary Environment</li></ul><p>Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its holdings in shares of  CubeSmart by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 62,034 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,236,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter.  Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of  CubeSmart by 50.0% during the fourth quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC now owns 450,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $16,222,000 after purchasing an additional 150,000 shares during the last quarter.  North Dakota State Investment Board bought a new position in shares of  CubeSmart during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $289,000.  Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of  CubeSmart by 2,806.7% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 228,407 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $8,234,000 after purchasing an additional 220,549 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of  CubeSmart by 95.6% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 102,468 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,640,000 after purchasing an additional 50,078 shares during the last quarter. 97.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Insider Transactions at CubeSmart</h2><p>In other CubeSmart news, insider Jeffrey P. Foster sold 23,148 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.02, for a total transaction of $949,530.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 205,057 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,411,438.14. This trade represents a 10.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own  1.76% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><ul><li>3 Rewarding REITs to Buy Now</li></ul><p>Several research firms have recently commented on CUBE. Wells Fargo &amp; Company lowered their target price on CubeSmart from $40.00 to $39.00 and set an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen raised CubeSmart from a &#34;sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Wolfe Research lowered CubeSmart from an &#34;outperform&#34; rating to a &#34;peer perform&#34; rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Scotiabank raised CubeSmart to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on CubeSmart from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and an average price target of $43.00.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Report on CubeSmart</b></p><h2>CubeSmart Stock Performance</h2><ul><li> CubeSmart <span>NYSE: CUBE<span></span></span> Stock is a Smart Pullback Play </li></ul><p>Shares of NYSE CUBE opened at $40.09 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $38.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.04 and a current ratio of 0.04. The firm has a market cap of $9.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.23, a PEG ratio of 6.95 and a beta of 1.11. CubeSmart has a 1 year low of $35.09 and a 1 year high of $44.13. </p><p>CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $281.93 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $275.25 million. CubeSmart had a return on equity of 11.84% and a net margin of 28.93%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. CubeSmart has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.600 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.620-0.640 EPS.  Research analysts forecast that  CubeSmart will post 2.57 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>CubeSmart Announces Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. CubeSmart's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 149.30%. </p><h2>CubeSmart Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>CubeSmart <span>NYSE: CUBE<span></span></span> is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership, operation and management of self-storage facilities across the United States. The company's portfolio comprises properties in primary and secondary markets, catering to both individual and business customers seeking flexible, short-term and long-term storage solutions. CubeSmart's facilities feature a range of unit sizes, climate-controlled options and advanced security features, supported by on-site managers and centralized customer service operations.  </p><p>In addition to traditional self-storage units, CubeSmart offers specialty services such as vehicle and boat storage, retail sales of packing and moving supplies, and tenant insurance programs.</p><h2>Read More</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than CubeSmart</li><li>SpaceX IPO: Opportunity? Or the Ultimate Hype Trade?</li><li>CAVA Group’s Stock Looks Delicious After Strong Earnings</li><li>Lowe's Finds Support at $215 After Q1 Earnings Sell-Off</li><li>Deere Beats Q2 Estimates, But Ag Weakness Weighs on Outlook</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding CUBE?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE - Free Report).</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUNVQkU?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUNVQkU"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in CubeSmart Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider CubeSmart, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and CubeSmart wasn't on the list.</p><p>While CubeSmart currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

CUBE

XLRE

<p>GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired 26,326 shares of CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) valued at approximately $949,000 during the 4th quarter. Other institutional investors also increased their stakes in CubeSmart. Insider Jeffrey P. Foster sold 23,148 shares, reducing his position by 10.14%. Analysts have mixed ratings on CubeSmart, with a consensus rating of 'Hold' and an average price target of $43.00. The stock opened at $40.09, with a market cap of $9.08 billion and a recent EPS of $0.36.</p>

Market Beat

CubeSmart

SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF

Real Est Select Spdr

FlexShares Glbl Quality Real Estate ETF

iShares US Real Estate ETF

Schw Us Reit

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund

iShares Global REIT

SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF

iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

Wells Fargo

Bank of Nova Scottia

Barclays

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY DP SHS REP 1/1000TH INT NCUM PFD CL A DD

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 7.5% PERP CONV PRF CLS 'A' SERIES 'L'

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY DEP SHS REP 1/1000 INT PER PFD SER Y A

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY DP SHS REP 1/1000TH INT NCUM PFD CL A CC

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 4.75% DEP SHS 1/1000 NCUM PFD CL A SR Z

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY DEP SHS REP 1/1000TH INT PFD SR AA (CLA)

GSA Capital Partners LLP Acquires Shares of 26,326 CubeSmart $CUBE