PriceSmart (PSMT) Competitors

Ollie's Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) and PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Is OLLI or PSMT more profitable?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet has a net margin of 8.63% compared to Ollie's Bargain Outlet's net margin of 2.62%. PriceSmart's return on equity of 12.55% beat Ollie's Bargain Outlet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	8.63%	12.55%	8.26%
PriceSmart	2.62%	11.85%	6.47%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OLLI or PSMT?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet received 186 more outperform votes than PriceSmart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.17% of users gave PriceSmart an outperform vote while only 64.37% of users gave Ollie's Bargain Outlet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	Outperform Votes 495 64.37%	Underperform Votes 274 35.63%
PriceSmart	Outperform Votes 309 66.17%	Underperform Votes 158 33.83%

Which has better earnings and valuation, OLLI or PSMT?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PriceSmart. PriceSmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ollie's Bargain Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	$2.10B	2.18	$181.44M	$2.92	25.60
PriceSmart	$4.41B	0.56	$109.21M	$3.98	20.21

Does the media favor OLLI or PSMT?

In the previous week, Ollie's Bargain Outlet had 6 more articles in the media than PriceSmart. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ollie's Bargain Outlet and 1 mentions for PriceSmart. Ollie's Bargain Outlet's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat PriceSmart's score of 0.43 indicating that PriceSmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PriceSmart	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, OLLI or PSMT?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PriceSmart has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend OLLI or PSMT?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet currently has a consensus price target of $84.92, suggesting a potential upside of 14.50%. PriceSmart has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.00%. Given PriceSmart's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ollie's Bargain Outlet is more favorable than PriceSmart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
PriceSmart	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OLLI or PSMT?

80.5% of PriceSmart shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ollie's Bargain Outlet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of PriceSmart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ollie's Bargain Outlet beats PriceSmart on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.