Public Storage
About: Public Storage is the largest owner of self-storage facilities in the us with more than 3,000 self-storage facilities in 40 states and approximately 219 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: 6,200
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $82M | Put options by funds: $67.4M
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 122
0% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 387 | Existing positions reduced: 388
2.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.55% [Q3] → 80.13% (-2.42%) [Q4]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,108 [Q3] → 1,064 (-44) [Q4]
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $52B [Q3] → $42.4B (-$9.56B) [Q4]
30% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 [Q3] → 16 (-7) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Eric Luebchow 60% 1-year accuracy 29 / 48 met price target | 8%upside $330 | Overweight Maintained | 21 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Brendan Lynch 52% 1-year accuracy 16 / 31 met price target | 19%upside $361 | Overweight Maintained | 13 Jan 2025 |
Truist Securities Ki Bin Kim 68% 1-year accuracy 19 / 28 met price target | 12%upside $340 | Hold Maintained | 5 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about PSA published over the past 30 days









