How to buy Life Storage stock (LSI)

Life Storage is a residential & commercial reits business based in the US. Life Storage shares (LSI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Life Storage employs 2,508 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.1 billion.

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Life Storage stock price (NYSE: LSI)

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Life Storage shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-06-30.

52-week range	$0.00 - $0.00
50-day moving average more info button	$131.34
200-day moving average more info button	$119.27
Wall St. target price	$141.00
PE ratio more info button	30.9535
Dividend yield more info button	$4.56 (2.7%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.30

Is it a good time to buy Life Storage stock?

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Is Life Storage stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Life Storage stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Life Storage's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Life Storage's P/E ratio

Life Storage's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 31x. In other words, Life Storage shares trade at around 31x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Life Storage's PEG ratio

Life Storage's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 5.34. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Life Storage's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Life Storage's EBITDA

Life Storage's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $678.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Life Storage's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Life Storage financials

Revenue TTM	$1.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	44.6%
Gross profit TTM	$738.7 million
Return on assets TTM	4.29%
Return on equity TTM	9.98%
Profit margin	33.69%
Book value	$41.98
Market Capitalization more info button	$11.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Life Storage share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 136.02% of net profits

Recently Life Storage has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Life Storage shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Life Storage's case, that would currently equate to about $4.56 per share.

Life Storage's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Life Storage's most recent dividend payout was on 18 July 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 July 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Life Storage's shares ever split?

Life Storage's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 27 January 2021 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Life Storage shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Life Storage shares which in turn could have impacted Life Storage's share price.

Life Storage share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Life Storage's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Life Storage's is 0.6352. This would suggest that Life Storage's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Life Storage overview

Life Storage, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed equity REIT that is in the business of acquiring and managing self-storage facilities. Located in Buffalo, New York, the Company operates more than 1,200 storage facilities in 37 states and the District of Columbia. The Company serves both residential and commercial storage customers with storage units rented by month. Life Storage consistently provides responsive service to more than 690,000 customers, making it a leader in the industry. .

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Life Storage is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.431% of Life Storage shares are held by insiders and 95.938% by institutions. How many people work for Life Storage?
Latest data suggests 2,508 work at Life Storage. When does the fiscal year end for Life Storage?
Life Storage's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Life Storage based?
Life Storage's address is: 6467 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, United States, 14221 What is Life Storage's ISIN number?
Life Storage's international securities identification number is: US53223X1072 What is Life Storage's CUSIP number?
Life Storage's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 84610H108