PriceSmart (PSMT) Competitors $121.86 -1.00 (-0.81%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$122.01 +0.15 (+0.13%) As of 10/17/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PSMT vs. WMT, COST, TJX, ROST, TGT, DG, DLTR, BURL, DPZ, and BLDRShould you be buying PriceSmart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PriceSmart include Walmart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), Target (TGT), Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Burlington Stores (BURL), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), and Builders FirstSource (BLDR). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. PriceSmart vs. Its Competitors Walmart Costco Wholesale TJX Companies Ross Stores Target Dollar General Dollar Tree Burlington Stores Domino's Pizza Builders FirstSource Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Is WMT or PSMT a better dividend stock? Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. PriceSmart pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Walmart pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PriceSmart pays out 26.6% 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 53 consecutive years and PriceSmart has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. PriceSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer WMT or PSMT? Walmart presently has a consensus price target of $112.63, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Walmart's higher probable upside, equities 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 31 Buy rating(s) 0 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 Does the media refer more to WMT or PSMT? In the previous week, Walmart had 148 more articles in the media than PriceSmart. MarketBeat recorded 150 mentions for Walmart and 2 mentions for PriceSmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat PriceSmart's score of 1.02 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walmart 112 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PriceSmart 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, WMT or PSMT? Walmart has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PriceSmart has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe 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. 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of PriceSmart shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is WMT or PSMT more profitable? Walmart has a net margin of 3.08% compared to PriceSmart's net margin of 2.82%. Walmart's return on equity of 21.45% beat PriceSmart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walmart3.08% 21.45% 7.68% PriceSmart 2.82%12.46%6.97% Which has better 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$680.99B1.26$19.44B$2.6640.53PriceSmart$4.91B0.76$138.88M$4.7425.71 SummaryWalmart beats PriceSmart on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PSMT 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 ExcelMetricPriceSmartRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.75B$91.39B$27.23B$10.56BDividend Yield1.03%1.84%172.47%4.83%P/E Ratio25.7124.6718.7827.05Price / Sales0.761.408.88132.30Price / Cash16.8619.0017.1730.35Price / Book3.328.765.106.58Net Income$138.88M$2.24B$911.66M$276.84M7 Day Performance-1.34%1.64%0.22%-0.72%1 Month Performance5.56%3.31%-3.83%2.16%1 Year Performance31.09%12.50%5.53%34.63% PriceSmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSMTPriceSmart1.6322 of 5 stars$121.86-0.8%N/A+31.1%$3.75B$4.91B25.7112,000WMTWalmart4.6298 of 5 stars$102.70+0.6%$112.38+9.4%+32.6%$813.79B$680.99B38.612,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6218 of 5 stars$910.94-0.5%$1,067.19+17.2%+5.3%$405.95B$275.24B50.02333,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTJXTJX Companies4.6007 of 5 stars$143.32+1.4%$147.63+3.0%+22.3%$157.29B$56.36B32.65364,000Trending NewsROSTRoss Stores4.2955 of 5 stars$152.26-0.2%$160.67+5.5%+4.3%$49.64B$21.13B24.17107,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTGTTarget4.7746 of 5 stars$89.000.0%$109.71+23.3%-42.1%$40.46B$106.57B10.37440,000Analyst ForecastDGDollar General4.2028 of 5 stars$98.17-2.0%$115.48+17.6%+31.3%$22.06B$40.61B18.18194,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDLTRDollar Tree3.4901 of 5 stars$87.68-2.6%$112.35+28.1%+41.4%$18.35B$17.58B-6.46214,710Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBURLBurlington Stores4.416 of 5 stars$261.98+1.2%$344.29+31.4%+6.6%$16.31B$10.63B30.9377,532News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpDPZDomino's Pizza4.3354 of 5 stars$422.91-0.9%$490.04+15.9%-2.9%$14.49B$4.71B24.5610,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.2155 of 5 stars$127.09-1.1%$151.50+19.2%-37.0%$14.21B$16.40B19.2929,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Walmart Competitors Costco Wholesale Competitors TJX Companies Competitors Ross Stores Competitors Target Competitors Dollar General Competitors Dollar Tree Competitors Burlington Stores Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PSMT) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryCurious about crypto but still stuck scrolling endless threads? 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