SmartStop (SMA) reported $78.45 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing no change year over year. EPS of $0.55 for the same period compares to $0 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $71.93 million, representing a surprise of +9.06%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.8%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.54.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how SmartStop performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Ancillary operating revenue: $2.85 million versus $2.93 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Revenues- Self storage rental revenue: $61.99 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $62.55 million.
- Net income (loss) per Class A & Class T share - Diluted: $0.05 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $0.15.
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Shares of SmartStop have returned +5.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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