NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) --

CubeSmart

(NYSE:

CUBE

) hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it is currently trading at $11.52, above its previous 52-week high of $11.49 with 110,620 shares traded as of 10:10 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 974,900 shares over the past 30 days.

CubeSmart has a market cap of $1.38 billion and is part of the

financial

sector and

real estate

industry. Shares are up 7.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

U-Store-It Trust operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, operation, acquisition, and development of self-storage facilities in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 562, above the average real estate industry P/E ratio of 113 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates CubeSmart as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and revenue growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's profit margins have been poor overall. You can view the full

CubeSmart Ratings Report

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