PSA vs UMH vs EXR Stock Comparison

Public Storage, Umh Properties and Extra Space Storage Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PSA Public Storage
$317.12 +11.1% 1M +9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$59.25B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.03B
Div. yield
3.78%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
4 wins
UMH Umh Properties, Inc.
$15.20 -1.7% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
94.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$271.36M
Div. yield
6.02%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$149.91 +12.3% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$31.67B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
4.32%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Public Storage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Public Storage 4, Umh Properties 4, Extra Space Storage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSAUMHEXRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.25B $1.30B $31.67B PSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.4x 94.2x 30.4x EXR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 95.0x 31.1x EXR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +8.4% +4.1% UMH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.7% 5.1% — PSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.78% 6.02% 4.32% UMH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.7% +6.4% +5.7% PSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr -8.7%/yr -5.4%/yr PSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 20.1% 23.0% UMH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 48/100 42/100 UMH

Percentile Scorecard

PSAUMHEXR

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

AxisPSAUMHEXR
Valuation 7 #135 of 145 15 #124 of 145 29 #104 of 145
Growth 22 #112 of 143 77 #34 of 143 57 #62 of 143
Profitability 99 #3 of 136 48 #71 of 136 –
Financial Health 80 #28 of 138 42 #80 of 138 –
Shareholder Returns 22 #102 of 131 60 #53 of 131 41 #78 of 131
Overall 46 48 42
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSAUMHEXRSPY
1 month +11.1%-1.7%+12.3% +0.7%
3 months 0.0%-0.7%+1.2% +3.7%
6 months +4.9%-2.3%+4.6% +7.1%
Year to date +22.2%-4.5%+15.1% +12.8%
1 year +9.7%+6.4%+5.7% +11.9%
3 years +32.8%+11.2%+44.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.9%+3.6%+13.0% +22.8%
5 years -4.5%-36.5%-24.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.9%-8.7%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years +52.6%+27.1%+107.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.3%+2.4%+7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePSAUMHEXRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%20.1%23.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%20.5%23.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.070.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.320.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-50.9%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-8.8%-1.9% -1.2%
52-week high $330.53$16.67$152.75 $779.14
52-week low $258.44$14.14$126.69 $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.

MultiplePSAUMHEXR
P/E now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 25.7x 94.2xmedian 25.7x 30.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 4.1x 4.8xmedian 4.1x 9.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 23.5x -13.5xmedian 23.5x 26.5xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -6.10median 1.86 2.62median 1.86 5.84median 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 monthsPSAUMHEXR
Revenue $5.03B $271.36M $3.48B
Operating income $1.75B – $1.52B
Net income $1.92B $4.77M $1.09B
Free cash flow $1.58B -$96.00M –
EPS (diluted) $9.16 $0.16 $4.72
Cash & equivalents $560.38M $28.62M $114.82M
Total debt $11.99B $1.16B –
Shares (diluted) 185.11M 85.58M 220.36M
Enterprise value $58.70B $1.13B $31.67B

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
MetricPSAUMHEXR
P/E 34.4x 94.2x 30.4x
P/FCF 37.4x -13.5x 26.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 13.9x –
P/S 11.8x 4.8x 9.1x
P/B 3.9x 1.5x –
P/Tangible book 3.9x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA 22.6x – –
EV/EBIT 38.5x – –
EV/Revenue 14.0x 9.0x 9.1x
EV/FCF 44.6x -25.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x 26.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.10 2.62 5.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSAUMHEXR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 8.4% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 9.2% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.3% – 7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% -84.3% 8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 50.0% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.8% 30.0% 10.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 36.0% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.7% 15.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 32.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% -89.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 17.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSAUMHEXR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 62.2% – –
Operating margin 34.8% – –
Pretax margin 37.7% – –
Net margin 33.7% 5.1% –
FCF margin 31.5% -35.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 59.7% 34.5% –
Return on equity 15.7% 3.8% –
Return on assets 7.8% 2.0% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 7.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 19.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSAUMHEXR
Debt / assets 41.4% 67.8% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x – –
Debt / FCF 7.6x -12.1x –
Liabilities / assets 47.5% 47.9% 52.5%
Equity / assets 52.5% 52.1% –
Interest coverage 5.3x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSAUMHEXR
Dividend yield 3.8% 6.0% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 5.1% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 91.7% 1,523% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 111.3% -75.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -23.5% 9.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 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.

ConsensusPSAUMHEXR
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 95.0xFY2026 31.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.13FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $4.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +128.6%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +12.5% -2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.88BFY2026 $260.25MFY2026 $3.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% -1.9% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSAUMHEXR
Held by institutions 87.1% 75.8% 97.5%
Institutions holding 1,122 258 796
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% -3.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 573 131 387
Institutions selling 368 79 266
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.66 1.45

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.

PSAUMHEXR
PSA 1.00 0.49 0.87
UMH 0.49 1.00 0.50
EXR 0.87 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSA, UMH and EXR?

Public Storage (PSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Public Storage (PSA) $59.25B, Umh Properties (UMH) $1.30B, Extra Space Storage (EXR) $31.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSA, UMH and EXR?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Public Storage (PSA) 34.4x, Umh Properties (UMH) 94.2x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extra Space Storage (EXR) is cheapest (Public Storage (PSA) 31.3x, Umh Properties (UMH) 95.0x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 31.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Umh Properties (UMH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Public Storage (PSA) +5.2%, Umh Properties (UMH) +8.4%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest net margin (Public Storage (PSA) 33.7%, Umh Properties (UMH) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Public Storage (PSA) returned the most: Public Storage (PSA) +9.7%, Umh Properties (UMH) +6.4%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) +5.7%. Over five years, Public Storage (PSA) compounded fastest (Public Storage (PSA) -0.9%/yr, Umh Properties (UMH) -8.7%/yr, Extra Space Storage (EXR) -5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Umh Properties (UMH) has the highest dividend yield: Public Storage (PSA) 3.78%, Umh Properties (UMH) 6.02%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 4.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Umh Properties (UMH) has been the steadiest (Public Storage (PSA) 23.6%, Umh Properties (UMH) 20.1%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Public Storage (PSA) 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.