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Safestore Holdings Plc SAFE.L
Safestore Holdings Plc (SAFE.L) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 5.01% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was £234.3M at a 47.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Real Estate · percentile among 38 companies
Percentile vs other Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.034 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.616 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.037 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.757 |
About Safestore Holdings Plc
Safestore is the UK's largest self-storage group with 210 stores on 31 July 2025; comprising 139 in the UK (including 78 in London and the South East with the remainder in key metropolitan areas such as Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, and Bristol), 32 in the Paris region, 16 in Spain, 16 in the Netherlands and seven in Belgium. In addition, the Group operates seven stores in Germany under a Joint Venture agreement with Carlyle and 12 stores in Italy under a Joint Venture agreement with Nuveen. Safestore was founded in the UK in 1998. It acquired the French business Une Piece en Plus (UPP) in 2004 which was founded in 1998 by the current Safestore Group CEO Frederic Vecchioli. Safestore has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2007. It entered the FTSE 250 index in October 2015. The Group provides storage to around 98,000 personal and business customers. As of 31 July 2025, Safestore had a maximum lettable area (MLA) of 9.18 million sq ft (excluding the expansion pipeline stores) of which 6.74 million sq ft was occupied. Safestore employs around 800 people across the Group. Safestore Holdings Plc was incorporated in 1998 in United Kingdom.
FAQ
Is SAFE.L financially healthy?
Safestore Holdings Plc's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does SAFE.L pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Safestore Holdings Plc pays a dividend yielding about 5.01% with a 59.9% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is SAFE.L?
In FY2025, Safestore Holdings Plc had a net margin of 47.4% and a return on equity of 4.9%.
Is SAFE.L overvalued or undervalued?
Safestore Holdings Plc trades at about 1201.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 427.0×–1465.4×, median 833.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SAFE.L?
The average Wall-Street price target for Safestore Holdings Plc is £821.92, about 35.2% above the recent price, from 12 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is SAFE.L a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Safestore Holdings Plc: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 12.0×, a dividend yield of 5.01%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · GB · as of 2025-10-31. Figures in GBP. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.