CubeSmart vs General Motors Company — how do they compare? CubeSmart trades at $40.86 (market cap $9.20B), while General Motors Company trades at $89.23 (market cap $78.40B). The key difference: General Motors Company is far larger — about 8.5× CubeSmart's market cap, and CubeSmart pays the higher dividend (5.19%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CUBE | GM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.20B | $78.40B |
Sector | Real Estate | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $42.50 | $90.30 |
52-Week Low | $35.36 | $54.16 |
Enterprise Value | $12.72B | $181.38B |
Dividend Yield | 5.19% | 0.81% |
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CubeSmart is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, and manages self-storage facilities throughout the United States. The company's real estate portfolio is composed of buildings with numerous enclosed storage areas for both residential and commercial customers to rent mainly on a month-by-month basis. Most of CubeSmart's facilities are located in Florida, Texas, California, New York, and Illinois. Cumulatively, these states account for both the majority of the square footage in the company's real estate portfolio and the majority of its revenue. CubeSmart derives nearly all of its revenue from rental income from tenants utilizing its storage facilities.
Read more on CUBE →General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company lost its U.S. market share leader crown in 2021 with share down 280 basis points to 14.6%, but we expect GM to reclaim the top spot in 2022 as 2021 suffered from the chip shortage. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
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