CubeSmart vs Vale SA — how do they compare? CubeSmart trades at $40.56 (market cap $9.19B), while Vale SA trades at $14.69 (market cap $59.83B). The key difference: Vale SA is far larger — about 6.5× CubeSmart's market cap, and Vale SA pays the higher dividend (8.87%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CUBE | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.19B | $59.83B |
Sector | Real Estate | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $42.34 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $35.36 | $9.53 |
Enterprise Value | $12.69B | $76.74B |
Dividend Yield | 5.22% | 8.87% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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