Reviewing CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS)

CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

CubeSmart has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.6% of CubeSmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. CubeSmart pays out 117.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CubeSmart has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. CubeSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares CubeSmart and JBG SMITH Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CubeSmart	37.79%	14.33%	6.48%
JBG SMITH Properties	-20.60%	-5.56%	-2.17%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CubeSmart and JBG SMITH Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CubeSmart	0	7	4	0	2.36
JBG SMITH Properties	2	0	0	0	1.00

CubeSmart currently has a consensus price target of $49.73, suggesting a potential upside of 20.27%. JBG SMITH Properties has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.54%. Given CubeSmart’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CubeSmart is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CubeSmart and JBG SMITH Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CubeSmart	$1.05 billion	8.90	$410.76 million	$1.77	23.36
JBG SMITH Properties	$604.20 million	2.14	-$79.98 million	($1.30)	-11.77

CubeSmart has higher revenue and earnings than JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CubeSmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

CubeSmart beats JBG SMITH Properties on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CubeSmart

CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The Company's self-storage properties are designed to offer affordable, easily accessible and, in most locations, climate-controlled storage space for residential and commercial customers. According to the 2023 Self-Storage Almanac, CubeSmart is one of the top three owners and operators of self-storage properties in the United States.

About JBG SMITH Properties

JBG SMITH owns, operates, invests in, and develops mixed-use properties in high growth and high barrier-to-entry submarkets in and around Washington, DC, most notably National Landing. Through an intense focus on placemaking, JBG SMITH cultivates vibrant, amenity-rich, walkable neighborhoods throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Approximately 75.0% of JBG SMITH's holdings are in the National Landing submarket in Northern Virginia, which is anchored by four key demand drivers: Amazon's new headquarters; Virginia Tech's under-construction $1 billion Innovation Campus; the submarket's proximity to the Pentagon; and JBG SMITH's deployment of 5G digital infrastructure. JBG SMITH's dynamic portfolio currently comprises 14.2 million square feet of high-growth office, multifamily, and retail assets at share, 99% of which are Metro-served. It also maintains a development pipeline encompassing 8.8 million square feet of mixed-use, primarily multifamily, development opportunities. JBG SMITH is committed to the operation and development of green, smart, and healthy buildings and plans to maintain carbon neutral operations annually.