SmartStop: Not The Biggest Storage REIT, But A Dividend Idea With Growth Tailwind

SmartStop Self Storage gets its prior buy rating reaffirmed, with catalysts being portfolio growth, dividend safety, and favorable balance sheet risk. FFO trends show a nice recovery pattern since 2025, as occupancy remains above 90%. Morningstar rated this stock favorably in 2025. The risk of exposure to consumer spending economics has also been covered.

A Year After its IPO, This Storage REIT is Still a Buy Several months ago, I began covering a REIT in the self-storage niche, SmartStop Self Storage (SMA), so ahead of its next This article was written by Albert Anthony 1.85K Followers Follow Albert Anthony is the pen name of a business author on Amazon and his newest book is "How To Pick Stocks: 8 Steps For Long-Term Investing with Fundamental & Technical Analysis," now available as a 2026 edition paperback and Kindle ebook in several regions including the US, UK, Canada, and Europe. The author is an analyst & contributor for investing platform Seeking Alpha since 2023, where he has nearly 2,000 followers and has covered hundreds of stocks in multiple sectors including banks/financials, REITs, insurance, pharma, and more. He has also written for platforms like Investing dot com, and has taken part in many business conferences includes Bloomberg Adria's Investment Outlook 2026 as well as Money Motion 2026. Albert Anthony has Croatian-American roots, having grown up in the US and living in the NYC/New Jersey area as well as the Austin Texas area while working in enterprise IT roles at several prominent companies, including a top 10 financial firm. The author earned a B.A. from Drew University, and also completed certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA, and Corporate Finance Institute where he earned the specialization in risk management. He is founder of a boutique equities research firm, Albert Anthony & Company, which is a trade name both ...