Public Storage · Glendale, CA United States ·(NYSE: PSA)

This is one company that can tell its customers to stuff it and know they won't be offended. Public Storage, a real estate investment trust (REIT), is one of the largest self-storage companies in the US, with interests in more than 2,100 storage facilities comprising some 135 million sq. ft. of storage space in nearly 40 states and Europe (about 20% of its facilities are in California). The firm's self-storage properties, located in densely populated areas, generate some 90% of the company's sales. Public Storage also rents trucks and portable self-storage units, and sells locks, boxes, and packing supplies. It owns about 45% of publicly traded PS Business Parks, an office building REIT. To read the full description, subscribe now.