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Company snapshot — Public Storage

PSA in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Public Storage is a real estate investment trust that acquires, builds and runs self-storage sites across the United States, renting space to households and businesses. It also holds a minority equity stake in Shurgard, which runs self-storage sites in Western Europe. The company is based in Frisco, Texas.
Where it sits in the stack
Public Storage carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, the diary's AI-stack indices, so it sits outside that build-out entirely. Within our wider universe it belongs to the real-estate sleeve, classed as an industrial REIT focused on self-storage.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no peer group set for this name in our records; the comparison the market usually draws is with Extra Space Storage.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but has no Rubin or Halo constituency, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score.
What the diary watches
Whether occupancy across the US self-storage portfolio holds up as new supply comes on, and whether the Shurgard stake keeps contributing to reported income.

Public Storage (PSA) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for PSA, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Scotiabank, 2026-09-02

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for PSA from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Scotiabank — target 343 from 346 Target cut to $343 from $346 (+14% to spot) 2026-09-02
  • Price target Mizuho — target 319 from 316 Target raised to $319 from $316 (+5.3% to spot) 2026-09-02
  • Price target Scotiabank — target 346 from 345 Target raised to $346 from $345 (+5.8% to spot) 2026-08-18

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against REIT - Industrial · United States · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

REIT - Industrial · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against PSA on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 4.05%, quarterly · last 3.00 USD on 2026-09-15

Dividends and capital return

What PSA pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 12.00 USD per share · a 4.05% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year 0.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 12.00 USD per share
  • Last distribution 3.00 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-15
  • By calendar year 2023: 3.00 USD (partial) · 2024: 12.00 USD · 2025: 12.00 USD · 2026: 9.00 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-12

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Public Storage (PSA)?

Public Storage trades as PSA on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is PSA in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Public Storage is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does PSA trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -6% vs the 50-day and -0.4% vs the 200-day average, 11.7% below the 52-week high and +16.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Public Storage do?

Public Storage is a real estate investment trust that acquires, builds and runs self-storage sites across the United States, renting space to households and businesses. It also holds a minority equity stake in Shurgard, which runs self-storage sites in Western Europe. The company is based in Frisco, Texas. The diary has no peer group set for this name in our records; the comparison the market usually draws is with Extra Space Storage.

Where does Public Storage sit in the AI build-out?

Public Storage carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, the diary's AI-stack indices, so it sits outside that build-out entirely. Within our wider universe it belongs to the real-estate sleeve, classed as an industrial REIT focused on self-storage. It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but has no Rubin or Halo constituency, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score.

Does Public Storage pay a dividend?

Public Storage has paid 12.00 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 4.05% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 3.00 USD on 2026-09-15. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Public Storage recently?

The most recent analyst action on Public Storage on the Closelook wire is a price target by Scotiabank on 2026-09-02 (target 343 from 346). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for PSA, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then REIT - Industrial, then Real Estate. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.