EXR vs SMA vs UMH Stock Comparison

Extra Space Storage, SmartStop Self Storage REIT and Umh Properties Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$149.91 +12.3% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$31.90B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
–
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
4 wins
UMH Umh Properties, Inc.
$15.20 -1.7% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
93.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$271.36M
Div. yield
0.06%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Extra Space Storage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Extra Space Storage 4, SmartStop Self Storage REIT 3, Umh Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXRSMAUMHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.90B $2.01B $1.29B EXR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 69.6x 93.9x EXR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 56.8x 95.0x EXR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +21.1% +8.4% SMA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.4% 5.1% SMA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.06% UMH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.7% -0.9% +6.4% UMH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr — -8.7%/yr EXR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 26.9% 20.1% UMH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 55/100 48/100 SMA

Percentile Scorecard

EXRSMAUMH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEXRSMAUMH
Valuation 29 #104 of 145 21 #115 of 145 15 #124 of 145
Growth 57 #62 of 143 93 #11 of 143 77 #34 of 143
Profitability – 42 #80 of 136 48 #71 of 136
Financial Health – 52 #67 of 138 42 #80 of 138
Shareholder Returns 41 #78 of 131 70 #40 of 131 60 #53 of 131
Overall 42 55 48
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SMA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEXRSMAUMHSPY
1 month +12.3%+10.6%-1.7% +0.7%
3 months +1.2%+6.6%-0.7% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+13.7%-2.3% +7.1%
Year to date +15.1%+15.6%-4.5% +12.8%
1 year +5.7%-0.9%+6.4% +11.9%
3 years +44.2%—+11.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.0%—+3.6% +22.8%
5 years -24.0%—-36.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.4%—-8.7% +10.9%
10 years +107.9%—+27.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.6%—+2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXRSMAUMHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%26.9%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%26.2%20.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.510.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.030.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-24.0%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-0.9%-8.8% -1.2%
52-week high $152.75$36.10$16.67 $779.14
52-week low $126.69$29.63$14.14 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEXRSMAUMH
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 25.7x 68.6xmedian 25.7x 94.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 4.1x 6.5xmedian 4.1x 4.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 20.6xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 23.5x -68.2xmedian 23.5x -13.5xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.84median 1.86 0.89median 1.86 2.62median 1.86

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEXRSMAUMH
Revenue $3.48B $306.46M $271.36M
Gross profit – $183.40M –
Operating income $1.52B $65.70M –
Net income $1.09B $30.62M $4.77M
Free cash flow – -$29.06M -$96.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $0.52 $0.16
Cash & equivalents $114.82M $44.19M $28.62M
Total debt – $1.12B $1.16B
Shares (diluted) 220.36M 55.45M 85.58M
Enterprise value $31.90B $1.80B $1.12B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEXRSMAUMH
P/E 30.4x 68.6x 94.2x
P/FCF 26.5x -68.2x -13.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.0x 13.9x
P/S 9.1x 6.5x 4.8x
P/B – 1.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book – 1.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 20.6x –
EV/EBIT – 46.5x –
EV/Revenue 9.1x 10.0x 9.0x
EV/FCF – -105.2x -25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.7x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.84 0.89 2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXRSMAUMH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 21.1% 8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 10.1% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.1% 4.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 0.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 214.8% -84.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 42.0% 50.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 206.1% 30.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 76.7% 36.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 116.7% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 32.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 90.0% -89.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.5% 17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXRSMAUMH
Gross margin – 59.8% –
EBITDA margin – 48.4% –
Operating margin – 21.4% –
Pretax margin – 5.7% –
Net margin – 9.4% 5.1%
FCF margin – -9.5% -35.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 36.0% 34.5%
Return on equity – 2.4% 3.8%
Return on assets 3.7% 1.3% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 2.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.6x 19.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.8% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXRSMAUMH
Debt / assets – 45.9% 67.8%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.2x –
Debt / FCF – -38.5x -12.1x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 48.4% 47.9%
Equity / assets – 51.6% 52.1%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXRSMAUMH
Dividend yield 4.3% 4.5% 6.0%
Net buyback yield – – -0.9%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 4.5% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 289.2% 1,523%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -304.8% -75.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 76.9% 9.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% 18.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEXRSMAUMH
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 56.8xFY2026 95.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $0.63FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – +128.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.1% -3.2% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $266.15MFY2026 $260.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -3.5% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXRSMAUMH
Held by institutions 97.5% 92.8% 75.8%
Institutions holding 796 263 258
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.3% -3.4%
Institutions buying 387 142 131
Institutions selling 266 88 79
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.61 1.66

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EXRSMAUMH
EXR 1.00 0.71 0.51
SMA 0.71 1.00 0.49
UMH 0.51 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXR, SMA and UMH?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extra Space Storage (EXR) $31.90B, SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) $2.01B, Umh Properties (UMH) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXR, SMA and UMH?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.7x, SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) 69.6x, Umh Properties (UMH) 93.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extra Space Storage (EXR) is cheapest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 31.1x, SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) 56.8x, Umh Properties (UMH) 95.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) +21.1%, Umh Properties (UMH) +8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) has the highest net margin (SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) 9.4%, Umh Properties (UMH) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Umh Properties (UMH) returned the most: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +5.7%, SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) -0.9%, Umh Properties (UMH) +6.4%. Over five years, Extra Space Storage (EXR) compounded fastest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) -5.4%/yr, Umh Properties (UMH) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Umh Properties (UMH) has the highest dividend yield: Extra Space Storage (EXR) 0.00%, SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) 0.04%, Umh Properties (UMH) 0.06%. Extra Space Storage (EXR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Umh Properties (UMH) has been the steadiest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.0%, SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) 26.9%, Umh Properties (UMH) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXR, SMA and UMH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Extra Space Storage (EXR) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.