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 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $82.1M | Put options by funds: $67.5M
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 144 | Existing positions closed: 123
1.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.24% [Q3] → 80.61% (+1.37%) [Q4]
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 400 | Existing positions reduced: 395
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,109 [Q3] → 1,107 (-2) [Q4]
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.4B [Q3] → $42.7B (-$7.71B) [Q4]
30% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 [Q3] → 16 (-7) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
Truist Securities Ki Bin Kim 41% 1-year accuracy 11 / 27 met price target | 5%upside $310 | Buy Upgraded | 10 Apr 2025 |
Scotiabank Nicholas Yulico 31% 1-year accuracy 13 / 42 met price target | 3%upside $305 | Sector Outperform Upgraded | 9 Apr 2025 |
Mizuho Ravi Vaidya 100% 1-year accuracy 1 / 1 met price target | 3%downside $287 | Neutral Initiated | 9 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Brendan Lynch 34% 1-year accuracy 10 / 29 met price target | 20%upside $354 | Overweight Maintained | 12 Mar 2025 |
RBC Capital Brad Heffern 44% 1-year accuracy 16 / 36 met price target | 11%upside $329 | Sector Perform Maintained | 26 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about PSA published over the past 30 days









