PriceSmart (PSMT) Competitors $89.96 +1.48 (+1.67%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PSMT vs. WMT, COST, OLLI, MNSO, FIVE, EXTO, TGT, DG, DLTR, and BJShould you be buying PriceSmart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PriceSmart include Walmart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), MINISO Group (MNSO), Five Below (FIVE), Almacenes Éxito (EXTO), Target (TGT), Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), and BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ). These companies are all part of the "variety stores" industry. PriceSmart vs. Walmart Costco Wholesale Ollie's Bargain Outlet MINISO Group Five Below Almacenes Éxito Target Dollar General Dollar Tree BJ's Wholesale Club Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, WMT or PSMT? Walmart has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PriceSmart has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WMT or PSMT? Walmart received 1229 more outperform votes than PriceSmart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.53% of users gave PriceSmart an outperform vote while only 61.46% of users gave Walmart an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWalmartOutperform Votes154561.46% Underperform Votes96938.54% PriceSmartOutperform Votes31666.53% Underperform Votes15933.47% Is WMT or PSMT a better dividend stock? Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. PriceSmart pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Walmart pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PriceSmart pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Walmart has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. PriceSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is WMT or PSMT more profitable? Walmart has a net margin of 2.92% compared to PriceSmart's net margin of 2.83%. Walmart's return on equity of 21.78% beat PriceSmart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walmart2.92% 21.78% 7.73% PriceSmart 2.83%12.63%6.84% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WMT or PSMT? 26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of PriceSmart shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Walmart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of PriceSmart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to WMT or PSMT? In the previous week, Walmart had 196 more articles in the media than PriceSmart. MarketBeat recorded 197 mentions for Walmart and 1 mentions for PriceSmart. PriceSmart's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Walmart's score of 0.91 indicating that PriceSmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walmart 105 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 29 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PriceSmart 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, WMT or PSMT? Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than PriceSmart. PriceSmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWalmart$648.13B1.12$15.51B$2.4437.11PriceSmart$4.91B0.56$138.88M$4.5719.68 Do analysts rate WMT or PSMT? Walmart currently has a consensus target price of $91.88, indicating a potential upside of 1.60%. PriceSmart has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.04%. Given Walmart's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than PriceSmart.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walmart 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 28 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.97PriceSmart 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryWalmart beats PriceSmart on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get PriceSmart News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSMT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PSMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPriceSmartVariety stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.76B$96.44B$24.62B$8.84BDividend Yield1.32%2.03%171.30%4.09%P/E Ratio19.6817.16122.4917.83Price / Sales0.561.003.20158.41Price / Cash12.1715.2219.9636.29Price / Book2.455.507.176.50Net Income$138.88M$2.37B$691.41M$226.22M7 Day Performance3.15%0.46%2.20%4.03%1 Month Performance-2.28%-2.27%1.60%4.92%1 Year Performance33.14%1.06%18.71%29.30% PriceSmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSMTPriceSmart4.3206 of 5 stars$89.96+1.7%$90.00+0.0%+33.1%$2.76B$4.91B19.6812,000Analyst DowngradeWMTWalmart4.7962 of 5 stars$88.32+1.3%$91.49+3.6%+75.4%$709.94B$648.13B36.132,100,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6985 of 5 stars$958.25+3.3%$908.81-5.2%+63.6%$424.57B$254.45B57.14333,000Positive NewsOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet4.2774 of 5 stars$91.17+4.1%$104.92+15.1%+21.0%$5.59B$2.10B27.6711,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpMNSOMINISO Group4.8504 of 5 stars$17.00-4.0%$20.90+22.9%-30.2%$5.35B$1.58B15.743,696Gap DownFIVEFive Below4.1157 of 5 stars$83.49+0.5%$106.40+27.4%-54.5%$4.59B$3.56B16.4422,000EXTOAlmacenes ÉxitoN/A$3.80+0.5%N/A-45.8%$616.47M$4.90B0.0043,134Gap UpTGTTarget4.9758 of 5 stars$121.660.0%$162.13+33.3%-4.2%$56.05B$107.41B12.61415,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeDGDollar General4.9472 of 5 stars$73.94+0.9%$104.00+40.7%-40.0%$16.26B$38.69B11.37185,800DLTRDollar Tree4.5877 of 5 stars$65.75+4.1%$87.95+33.8%-42.5%$14.14B$30.60B-13.48211,826Analyst DowngradeBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.7871 of 5 stars$92.50+7.9%$90.40-2.3%+47.1%$12.26B$19.97B23.3634,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Walmart Competitors Costco Wholesale Competitors Ollie's Bargain Outlet Competitors MINISO Group Competitors Five Below Competitors Almacenes Éxito Competitors Target Competitors Dollar General Competitors Dollar Tree Competitors BJ's Wholesale Club Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PSMT) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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