NASDAQ:PSMT PriceSmart Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding PriceSmart, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $68.35 -1.08 (-1.56 %) (As of 09/17/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$68.11Now: $68.35▼$69.9150-Day Range$64.30MA: $67.21▼$72.3052-Week Range$41.15Now: $68.35▼$79.90Volume183,101 shsAverage Volume154,593 shsMarket Capitalization$2.09 billionP/E Ratio26.60Dividend Yield1.01%Beta0.94 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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. PriceSmart, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPriceSmart has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $78.00, PriceSmart has a forecasted upside of 14.1% from its current price of $68.35.Amount of Analyst CoveragePriceSmart has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesPriceSmart has received 284 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesPriceSmart has received 298 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentPriceSmart has received 51.20% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about PriceSmart and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PSMT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PSMT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldPriceSmart has a dividend yield of 1.01%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPriceSmart has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $204,660.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 26.40% of the stock of PriceSmart is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.45% of the stock of PriceSmart is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of PriceSmart is 26.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 19.00.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PriceSmart is 26.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 35.60.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPriceSmart has a P/B Ratio of 2.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.0Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.21 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Variety stores Sub-IndustryHypermarkets & Super Centers SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNASDAQ:PSMT Previous Symbol CUSIP74151110 CIK1041803 Webwww.pricesmart.com Phone858-404-8800Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.14 Current Ratio1.23 Quick Ratio0.68Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio26.60 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.22 billion Price / Sales0.65 Cash Flow$4.33 per share Price / Cash Flow15.77 Book Value$26.14 per share Price / Book2.61Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net Income$73.19 million Net Margins2.37% Return on Equity9.67% Return on Assets5.34%Miscellaneous Employees9,000 Outstanding Shares30,649,000Market Cap$2.09 billion Next Earnings Date10/29/2020 (Confirmed) OptionableOptionable $68.35 -1.08 (-1.56 %) (As of 09/17/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive PSMT News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSMT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) Frequently Asked Questions How has PriceSmart's stock price been impacted by Coronavirus? PriceSmart's stock was trading at $50.71 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PSMT stock has increased by 37.4% and is now trading at $69.69. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of PriceSmart? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PriceSmart in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for PriceSmart. When is PriceSmart's next earnings date? PriceSmart is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for PriceSmart. How can I listen to PriceSmart's earnings call? PriceSmart will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available. How were PriceSmart's earnings last quarter? PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 9th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $799.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $693.45 million. PriceSmart had a return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 2.37%. PriceSmart's revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 EPS. View PriceSmart's earnings history. How often does PriceSmart pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for PriceSmart? PriceSmart declared a semi-annual dividend on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Saturday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Monday, August 31st. This represents a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 13th. View PriceSmart's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for PSMT? 1 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for PriceSmart's stock. Their forecasts range from $78.00 to $78.00. On average, they expect PriceSmart's share price to reach $78.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for PriceSmart. How were PriceSmart's same store sales last quarter? PriceSmart same-store sales decreased by 4.9% in the month of June. PriceSmart stock rose by 0% in the first day of trading following the news. Are investors shorting PriceSmart? PriceSmart saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 615,600 shares, a drop of 27.4% from the August 15th total of 847,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 119,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.1 days. Approximately 2.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. View PriceSmart's Short Interest. Who are some of PriceSmart's key competitors? Some companies that are related to PriceSmart include Five Below (FIVE), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), BJs Wholesale Club (BJ), Big Lots (BIG), Tuesday Morning (TUES) and Fred's (FREDQ). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of PriceSmart own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other PriceSmart investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), salesforce.com (CRM), Walt Disney (DIS), AbbVie (ABBV), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Visa (V), Starbucks (SBUX) and Target (TGT). Who are PriceSmart's key executives? PriceSmart's management team includes the following 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) What is PriceSmart's stock symbol? PriceSmart trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PSMT." Who are PriceSmart's major shareholders? PriceSmart's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. (12.12%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (10.43%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.34%), FMR LLC (4.11%), Marathon Asset Management LLP (1.57%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.95%). Company insiders that own PriceSmart stock include Chong Jesus Von, Frank Ramon Diaz, Gordon H Hanson, John D Hildebrandt, Jose Luis Laparte, Juan Ignacio Biehl, 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 EdgePoint Investment Group Inc., FMR LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, Holocene Advisors LP, Bank of America Corp DE, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and London Co. of Virginia. Company insiders that have sold PriceSmart company stock in the last year include Chong Jesus Von, John D Hildebrandt, Juan Ignacio Biehl, Philanthropies Foundatio Price, Robert E Price, and William J Naylon. View insider buying and selling activity for PriceSmart. Which major investors are buying PriceSmart stock? PSMT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marathon Asset Management LLP, Prudential Financial Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Bessemer Group Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, AQR Capital Management LLC, Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc., and SG Americas Securities LLC. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $69.69. How big of a company is PriceSmart? PriceSmart has a market capitalization of $2.14 billion and generates $3.22 billion in revenue each year. PriceSmart employs 9,000 workers across the globe. What is PriceSmart's official website? The official website for PriceSmart is www.pricesmart.com. 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] This page was last updated on 9/18/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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