The price-to-earnings ratio for National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA) is above average at 54.82x. The 36-month beta value for NSA is also noteworthy at 1.13. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 4 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NSA is 69.90M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.90% of that float. The average trading volume of NSA on July 03, 2025 was 1.03M shares.
NSA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA) has plunged by -0.46% when compared to previous closing price of $32.68, but the company has seen a 1.12% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-07-01 that NSA demonstrates a strong market position, stable financials, and good liquidity, supporting a Baa3 (lower investment grade) credit rating after market adjustments. NSA.PR.B preferred stock is the more attractive choice, offering a higher yield, longer call protection, and superior yield to call for long-term income investors. NSA’s asset coverage, market-adjusted returns, and fixed cost coverage ratios all support its investment-grade profile, despite higher leverage in its capital structure.
NSA’s Market Performance
National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) has seen a 1.12% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -6.12% decline in the past month and a -16.59% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.03% for NSA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.31% for NSA’s stock, with a -16.51% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NSA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NSA stocks, with BNP Paribas Exane repeating the rating for NSA by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for NSA in the upcoming period, according to BNP Paribas Exane is $33 based on the research report published on June 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NSA reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for NSA stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on May 27th, 2025.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to NSA, setting the target price at $38 in the report published on January 10th of the current year.
NSA Trading at -6.05% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NSA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -33.82% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NSA starting from SCHALL MICHAEL J, who purchase 4,000 shares at the price of $38.54 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, SCHALL MICHAEL J now owns 6,000 shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust, valued at $154,160 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NSA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.38 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for National Storage Affiliates Trust stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 5.66, with 1.23 for asset returns.
Based on National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 487.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 37.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.29.
Conclusion
In summary, National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
