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Extra Space (EXR) holds 12% of its total properties in the form of joint ventures and 32% managed for third parties—the largest in the industry.

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Extra Space’s (EXR) stock price has risen from $12.77 in 2008 to $83.80 in January 2018. EXR has returned 705.4% in the past ten years.

Since its conversion to an REIT in 2004, Extra Space Storage (EXR) has paid regular quarterly cash dividends to its shareholders.

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According to the NFIB, the small business optimism index remained unchanged at 96.1 in October. The reading was below the consensus estimate of 96.4.

Extra Space Storage (EXR) is expected to report its Q3 2018 results on October 30. Wall Street expects AFFO of $1.19 per share.

Extra Space is trading at a premium compared to CubeSmart and Life Storage and at a discount to Public Storage.

Acquisitions have helped Extra Space (EXR) expand its domestic footprint. It has acquired properties worth $4.5 billion in the last five years.

Extra Space has adopted digital marketing platforms, including social media and search engines, to drive traffic at its facilities.

Extra Space’s top-line and bottom-line results have been seeing YoY (year-over-year) growth for the past several quarters.

Extra Space Storage (EXR), set to report its Q2 results on July 31, could continue to benefit from self-storage demand rising.

Analysts gave EXR a mean price target of $87.93, implying an ~1.5% rise from its current level of $86.72. It has a market capitalization of ~$10.9 billion.

EXR’s FFO per share for 2017 is expected to be $4.32–$4.65.

EXR increased its fixed debt ratio to 80.0% in 3Q17 from 76.1% in 2Q17.

EXR’s occupancy rate in 2Q17 was 94.5% compared to 94.1% in 2Q16.

Extra Space Storage’s (EXR) analyst target price is $81.13, up 7% from its current price level.

Public Storage (PSA) trades at an EV-to-EBITDA multiple of ~21.5x.

CubeSmart issued two notes of $50.0 million each, carrying interest of 4.4% and 4.0% and maturity dates of 2023 and 2025, respectively.

During 1H17, CubeSmart acquired two properties located in Maryland and California worth $21.9 million.

Although Public Storage did not provide any guidance for net operating income expected during fiscal 2017, analysts expect the company to report flat YoY NOI of ~$2.0 billion during 2Q17.

Self-storage REITs are experiencing solid growth in income and revenues in 2017. In this series, we’ll analyze the 2Q17 results for Public Storage (PSA), Extra Space Storage (EXR), and CubeSmart (CUBE).

Though the week ended Friday, January 8, 2016, wasn’t fruitful for many investors, a few REITs provided some relief to investors in the volatile market.

Specialized REITs and residential REITs within IYR generated positive returns of 0.2% and 9%, respectively, on a yearly basis.

Plum Creek Timber (PCL) generated returns of 14.6% last week, backed by news of a merger with Weyerhaeuser (WY). WY bought PCL for $8.44 billion.

Self-storage REITs own and operate self-storage facilities like rooms, lockers, containers, and outdoor space. Tenants include businesses and individuals.