National Storage (NSA) reported $188.35 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 4%. EPS of $0.54 for the same period compares to $0.65 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.42% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $187.56 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.56, the EPS surprise was -3.57%.
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 National Storage performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Management fees and other revenue: $12.14 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $12.08 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +33.7%.
- Revenue- Rental revenue: $169.48 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $168.52 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.1%.
- Revenue- Other property-related revenue: $6.74 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.70 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.8%.
- Earnings (loss) per share - Diluted: $0.10 compared to the $0.12 average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of National Storage have returned +7.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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