CubeSmart (CUBE)
Real Estate · self-storage REITs · NYSE
CubeSmart is a leading self-storage REIT that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of storage properties across the United States.
What CubeSmart does
CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation, management, and development of self-storage facilities in the United States. The company derives its revenue primarily from the rental of storage units to residential and commercial customers.
Themes: self-storage, real estate, REITs
Fundamentals
- Price$40.89 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$9.3B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+2.2% 2025-08-21 close $40.02 → 2026-08-21 close $40.89
- P/E28.14 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+29.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+67.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+12.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.37 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.05 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-31 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +5.1%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How CUBE compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 127 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 156 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 162 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 138 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CUBE is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
53.9 #358 of 987 scored · #33 of 84 in Real Estate
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and profitability 66th (operating margin 39.5%, return on equity 12.5%); weakest is growth (36th, revenue growth year over year 3.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 3.6%).
Short-term score
54.8 #495 of 1,704 scored · #13 of 94 in Real Estate
Setup 81st: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 62nd: analysts have raised their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading; weakest is momentum 41st: MACD momentum is negative.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, CUBE's dividend was covered by reported results (operating-cash-flow payout 78%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings not reported
- Operating-cash-flow payout78% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How CubeSmart looks technically
CubeSmart (CUBE) is trading 5.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 59 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 19 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 3% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +5.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $41.11 | $41.11 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $38.90 | $38.90 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 22 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 22 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 40.5. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 59 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 59 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 9.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 45.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($40.54 to $42.47) — its "stochastic" reading is 18 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 18.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 13 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $43.26 | $43.26 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 5.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -5.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 16.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +16.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 5.5% below its highest point of the past year | 5.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $57.34 (set on 2021-12-31) | $57.34 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($35.36 to $42.50), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 23% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $37.86 to $38.09. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 22.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 28.7% below its all-time high | -28.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $40.87 — a price it turned at 17 times since 2025-02-04, most recently on 2026-08-10. Since 2024-08-21 it has 5 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.34 (set on 2009-03-06) | $1.34 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2951.5% above its all-time low | +2,951% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 3% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 3rd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.792 between its high and its low — about 1.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.792 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $40.57 and $42.54 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $40.57 – $41.56 – $42.54 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.9% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (5.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.78× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading | +0.3% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 5 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 5 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.2% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.3% above the previous close 30 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 39.79 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.3% |
| Gap filled | a 4.4% gap up opened on 2026-06-11 has been "filled" 45 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 3 sessions to close | 45 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -1.37% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.4 percentage points (the stock lost 0.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | -2.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 1.2 percentage points (the stock gained 1.9% while the market gained 3.1%) | -1.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 9.6 percentage points (the stock gained 1.5% while the market gained 11.1%) | -9.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 18.3 percentage points (the stock gained 2.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -18.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold), trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.1% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +0.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $39.53 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-31 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $41.45 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 16 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CUBE last closed at $40.89 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 5 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40.87 | Support | 0.1% below the last close | turned there 17 times · 2025-02-04 to 2026-08-10 |
| $42.14 | Resistance | 3.1% above the last close | turned there 10 times · 2024-12-19 to 2026-08-07 |
| $39.41 | Support | 3.6% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-09-03 to 2026-07-01 |
| $38.42 | Support | 6.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-01 to 2026-05-19 |
| $43.35 | Resistance | 6.0% above the last close | turned there 9 times · 2025-01-27 to 2026-07-28 |
| $47.38 | Resistance | 15.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-29 to 2024-11-15 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $40.50.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $44.55 and $47.06 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $40.50.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Least volatile (2% or less typical daily range) · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.33 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 16 analysts
- Mean price target$44.13 range $40.00 – $48.00; median $43.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CUBE
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.49 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Sensitivity to economic conditions and real estate market fluctuations affecting self-storage demand.","Risks related to REIT tax qualification and potential changes in real estate or zoning regulations.","Financing and interest rate risks affecting capital availability and debt refinancing."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CUBE's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-10-31.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added risk factor in newer filing (2026-05-01): 'risks associated with generative artificial intelligence tools and large language models and the conclusions that these tools and models may draw about our business and prospects in connection with the dissemination of negative opinions, characterizations or disinformation' (this appears in both filings, so not an addition)
- Added phrase in newer filing (2026-05-01): 'changes in interest rates' modified to 'changes in interest rates' in risk factor regarding inflation, tariffs, and wage stagnation
- Reworded:
- Older filing (2025-10-31) references 'Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024'; newer filing (2026-05-01) references 'Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025'
- Older filing (2025-10-31) lists 'the failure of acquisitions and developments to close'; newer filing (2026-05-01) lists 'the failure of acquisitions or developments of self-storage properties to close'
- Older filing (2025-10-31) states 'rising interest rates and wage stagnation including the impact'; newer filing (2026-05-01) states 'changes in interest rates and wage stagnation, including impacts'
- MD&A section number changed from page 33 (older filing 2025-10-31) to page 30 (newer filing 2026-05-01)
- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk section number changed from page 44 (older filing 2025-10-31) to page 39 (newer filing 2026-05-01)
- Controls and Procedures section number changed from page 45 (older filing 2025-10-31) to page 40 (newer filing 2026-05-01)
- Legal Proceedings section number changed from page 46 (older filing 2025-10-31) to page 41 (newer filing 2026-05-01)
- Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities section number changed from page 46 (older filing 2025-10-31) to page 42 (newer filing 2026-05-01)
- Other Information section number changed from page 46 (older filing 2025-10-31) to page 42 (newer filing 2026-05-01)
- Exhibits section number changed from page 47 (older filing 2025-10-31) to page 43 (newer filing 2026-05-01)
- Balance sheet period changed from 'September 30, 2025' and 'December 31, 2024' (older filing 2025-10-31) to 'March 31, 2026' and 'December 31, 2025' (newer filing 2026-05-01)
- Storage properties amount changed from $8,108,076 thousand (2025-10-31) to $8,142,043 thousand (2026-05-01)
- Accumulated depreciation changed from $1,730,103 thousand (2025-10-31) to $1,804,268 thousand (2026-05-01)
- Storage properties net changed from $6,377,973 thousand (2025-10-31) to $6,337,775 thousand (2026-05-01)
- Notes:
- The provided text from the newer filing appears truncated and incomplete (ends mid-sentence on 'Cash and cash equivalents (including VIE amounts of $'), limiting full comparison of balance sheet details
- Quotation mark styling changes appear (straight vs. curly quotes) but are formatting variations, not substantive content changes
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($5M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($5M) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-10. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CUBE's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for CUBE from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
CUBE had 10,147,497 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CUBE had 4.48% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.84 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 10,147,497
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.48%
- Prior settlement (shares) 8,601,220
- Reported change 17.98%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.84
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Public Storage (PSA)
- Extra Space Storage (EXR)
- Life Storage (now part of EXR)
- National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA)
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Frequently asked questions
What does CubeSmart (CUBE) do?
CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation, management, and development of self-storage facilities in the United States. The company derives its revenue primarily from the rental of storage units to residential and commercial customers.
What sector is CubeSmart (CUBE) in?
CubeSmart (CUBE) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is self-storage REITs. It trades on NYSE.
Does CUBE pay a dividend?
Yes — CubeSmart (CUBE) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.08% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are CubeSmart's (CUBE) competitors?
Notable peers of CubeSmart (CUBE) include Public Storage, Extra Space Storage, Life Storage (now part of EXR) and National Storage Affiliates Trust. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in CUBE?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CUBE from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is CubeSmart (CUBE) overbought or oversold right now?
CubeSmart (CUBE) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CUBE come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.