PriceSmart (PSMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PriceSmart, Inc. operates membership-based warehouse clubs serving consumers and businesses in markets across Central America, the Caribbean and Colombia. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol PSMT.

Its warehouse clubs offer a broad selection of products, including groceries, fresh foods, household supplies, health and beauty items, appliances, electronics, furniture, apparel and other general merchandise. PriceSmart also provides members with access to services such as optical offerings, pharmacies and selected ancillary services, depending on the market. The company complements its physical clubs with e-commerce capabilities and other digital shopping options.

PriceSmart was founded by Sol Price, who also founded the warehouse-club retailer Price Club, and opened its first international warehouse club in Panama in the 1990s. The company has since expanded its membership-club model throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, serving countries including Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Aruba, Barbados and Colombia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $166.69 to $171.05
• 50-Day Range: $167.00 to $180.22
• 52-Week Range: $111.68 to $199.84
• Volume: 218,296 shs
• Average Volume: 250,588 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.96
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Price Target: $198.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

PriceSmart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PriceSmart scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 75th out of 168 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

PriceSmart has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

PriceSmart has a consensus price target of $198.00, representing about 17.0% upside from its current price of $169.19.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PriceSmart has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PriceSmart is 32.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PriceSmart is 32.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 12.27.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PriceSmart has a P/B Ratio of 4.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.02% of the float of PriceSmart has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PriceSmart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.83.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PriceSmart has recently decreased by 7.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

PriceSmart has a dividend yield of 0.82%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

PriceSmart has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PriceSmart is 26.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.59

News Sentiment

PriceSmart has a news sentiment score of 1.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for PriceSmart this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for PSMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added PriceSmart to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PriceSmart insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,349,392.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.00% of the stock of PriceSmart is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.46% of the stock of PriceSmart is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/08/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PSMT
• CIK: 1041803
• Web: www.pricesmart.com
• Phone: (858) 404-8800
• Fax: 858-581-4500
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PriceSmart: $198.00
• High Price Target: $198.00
• Low Price Target: $198.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $147.89 million
• Net Margins: 2.82%
• Pretax Margin: 3.93%
• Return on Equity: 12.16%
• Return on Assets: 6.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.99
• Cash Flow: $7.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.37
• Book Value: $40.56 per share
• Price / Book: 4.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,860,000
• Free Float: 25,615,000
• Market Cap: $5.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73