Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. STAG scored 70.0, SMA scored 76.0 — SMA leads.
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STAG
STAG Industrial, Inc.
REIT - Industrial · Financial strength
69.1Fin
$36.01 · $7.1B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
1.4
STAG leads
SMA
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
REIT - Industrial · Financial strength
67.7Fin
$32.83 · $1.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthSMA+18.6%
Strongest balance sheetSMA0.89
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
STAG
SMA
4.3%B+
Yield
4.9%B+
+10.1%B
Rev
+18.6%B+
0.94B
D/E
0.89B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
STAGSTAG Industrial, Inc.
REIT - Industrial · $36.01 · beta 0.96
Why now
REIT - Industrial · market cap $7.1b. 15% off the 52-week high of $42.61. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 12 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $41.75 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
Net margin 28% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close.
Risk
Dividend payout 117% of earnings on a 4.3% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 7% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
SMASmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
REIT - Industrial · $32.83
Why now
REIT - Industrial · market cap $1.9b. 15% off the 52-week high of $38.69. Revenue growing +19%, comfortably above the S&P median. 12 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $36.60 (implying +11% upside).
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Dividend payout 302% of earnings on a 4.9% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 2% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is SMA or STAG the better stock?
SMA scores higher: SMA 76.0, STAG 70.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are SMA and STAG scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.