PriceSmart, Inc owns and operates U.S. style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. Its warehouse clubs sells brand name and private label consumer goods to individuals and businesses. As of November 30, 2018, the company operated 41 warehouse clubs comprising 7 each in Colombia and Costa Rica; 5 in Panama; 4 each in Trinidad and Dominican Republic; 3 each in Guatemala and Honduras; 2 each in El Salvador and Nicaragua; and 1 each in Aruba, Barbados, Jamaica, and the United States Virgin Islands.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Variety stores
Sub-IndustryHypermarkets & Super Centers
SectorRetail/Wholesale
Phone858-404-8800
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.22 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees9,000
Next Earnings Date1/8/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is PriceSmart's stock symbol?
PriceSmart trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PSMT."
How often does PriceSmart pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for PriceSmart?
PriceSmart declared a semiannual dividend on Friday, February 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 15th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, February 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 14th. View PriceSmart's Dividend History.
How were PriceSmart's earnings last quarter?
PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $801.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $812.34 million. PriceSmart had a net margin of 2.27% and a return on equity of 10.91%. The business's revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. View PriceSmart's Earnings History.
When is PriceSmart's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for PSMT?
1 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for PriceSmart's shares. Their forecasts range from $61.70 to $61.70. On average, they expect PriceSmart's share price to reach $61.70 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for PriceSmart.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for PriceSmart?
1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PriceSmart in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for PriceSmart.
How were PriceSmart's same store sales last quarter?
PriceSmart same store sales rose 1.4% in the month of October. PriceSmart stock rose by 0.2% in the first full-day of trading following the report.
Has PriceSmart been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about PSMT stock has been trending very negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. PriceSmart earned a news impact score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for PriceSmart.
Are investors shorting PriceSmart?
PriceSmart saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,610,000 shares, a drop of 5.8% from the September 30th total of 1,710,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 267,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.0 days. Approximately 8.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View PriceSmart's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of PriceSmart's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of PriceSmart own?
Who are PriceSmart's key executives?
PriceSmart's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Robert E. Price, Founder & Exec. Chairman (Age 77)
- Ms. Sherry S. Bahrambeygui, CEO & Director (Age 55)
- Mr. Maarten O. Jager, CFO, Exec. VP & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 54)
- Mr. William J. Naylon, Exec. VP & COO (Age 57)
- Mr. Francisco J. Velasco, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Sec. (Age 48)
Who are PriceSmart's major shareholders?
PriceSmart's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. (12.86%), Genesis Investment Management LLP (3.87%), Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.92%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.24%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (0.20%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.15%). Company insiders that own PriceSmart stock include Chong Jesus Von, Frank Ramon Diaz, Gordon H Hanson, John D Hildebrandt, John Heffner, Jose Luis Laparte, Mitchell G Lynn, Philanthropies Foundatio Price, Robert E Price, Rodrigo Calvo, Sherry S Bahrambeygui and William J Naylon. View Institutional Ownership Trends for PriceSmart.
Which major investors are selling PriceSmart stock?
PSMT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Marathon Asset Management LLP, Smithfield Trust Co. and Tower Research Capital LLC TRC . Company insiders that have sold PriceSmart company stock in the last year include Chong Jesus Von, Frank Ramon Diaz, Gordon H Hanson, John D Hildebrandt, Jose Luis Laparte, Mitchell G Lynn, Philanthropies Foundatio Price, Robert E Price, Rodrigo Calvo, Sherry S Bahrambeygui and William J Naylon. View Insider Buying and Selling for PriceSmart.
Which major investors are buying PriceSmart stock?
PSMT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Genesis Investment Management LLP, Rhumbline Advisers, EdgePoint Investment Group Inc., Comerica Bank, GW&K Investment Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, California Public Employees Retirement System and State of Tennessee Treasury Department. View Insider Buying and Selling for PriceSmart.
How do I buy shares of PriceSmart?
Shares of PSMT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is PriceSmart's stock price today?
One share of PSMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.74.
How big of a company is PriceSmart?
PriceSmart has a market capitalization of $2.28 billion and generates $3.22 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $73.19 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.79 on an earnings per share basis. PriceSmart employs 9,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About PriceSmart.
What is PriceSmart's official website?
How can I contact PriceSmart?
PriceSmart's mailing address is 9740 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA, 92121. The company can be reached via phone at 858-404-8800 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for PriceSmart (NASDAQ PSMT)
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