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National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA) closed the day trading at $36.34 up 0.66% from the previous closing price of $36.10. In other words, the price has increased by $0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.83 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NSA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 242.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.34.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Deutsche Bank on January 10, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $38 from $40 previously.
On March 27, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $39.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on March 27, 2024, with a $39 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’25 when SCHALL MICHAEL J bought 4,000 shares for $38.54 per share. The transaction valued at 154,160 led to the insider holds 6,000 shares of the business.
Meisinger Chad LeRoy bought 18,405 shares of NSA for $694,605 on Jun 07 ’24. The Director now owns 114,155 shares after completing the transaction at $37.74 per share.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, National’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 61.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 52.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.01.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NSA has reached a high of $49.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.93%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 76.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.86M. Insiders hold about 8.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.74% stake in the company.
