PriceSmart (PSMT) Competitors

80.5% of PriceSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of PriceSmart shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 3.01% compared to PriceSmart's net margin of 2.82%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.04% beat PriceSmart's return on equity.

Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,060.41, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. Given Costco Wholesale's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than PriceSmart.

Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than PriceSmart. PriceSmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

PriceSmart pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. PriceSmart pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.6% 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. PriceSmart has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. PriceSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

PriceSmart has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 83 more articles in the media than PriceSmart. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 3 mentions for PriceSmart. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat PriceSmart's score of 0.43 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Dollar Tree has a consensus price target of $119.48, indicating a potential upside of 4.80%. Given Dollar Tree's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dollar Tree is more favorable than PriceSmart.

80.5% of PriceSmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of PriceSmart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Dollar Tree shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Dollar Tree had 21 more articles in the media than PriceSmart. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dollar Tree and 3 mentions for PriceSmart. Dollar Tree's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat PriceSmart's score of 0.43 indicating that Dollar Tree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

PriceSmart has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Dollar Tree has higher revenue and earnings than PriceSmart. Dollar Tree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PriceSmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dollar Tree has a net margin of 6.51% compared to PriceSmart's net margin of 2.82%. Dollar Tree's return on equity of 35.19% beat PriceSmart's return on equity.

Burlington Stores has higher revenue and earnings than PriceSmart. Burlington Stores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PriceSmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Burlington Stores had 26 more articles in the media than PriceSmart. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Burlington Stores and 3 mentions for PriceSmart. Burlington Stores' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat PriceSmart's score of 0.43 indicating that Burlington Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

PriceSmart has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Burlington Stores has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Burlington Stores has a net margin of 5.24% compared to PriceSmart's net margin of 2.82%. Burlington Stores' return on equity of 39.93% beat PriceSmart's return on equity.

80.5% of PriceSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of PriceSmart shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Burlington Stores shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Burlington Stores has a consensus price target of $353.56, suggesting a potential upside of 4.58%. Given Burlington Stores' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Burlington Stores is more favorable than PriceSmart.

TJX Companies has higher revenue and earnings than PriceSmart. TJX Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PriceSmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, TJX Companies had 74 more articles in the media than PriceSmart. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for TJX Companies and 3 mentions for PriceSmart. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat PriceSmart's score of 0.43 indicating that TJX Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

TJX Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. PriceSmart pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. TJX Companies pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PriceSmart pays out 27.6% 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. TJX Companies has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and PriceSmart has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. TJX Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

91.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of PriceSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of PriceSmart shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

TJX Companies has a net margin of 9.40% compared to PriceSmart's net margin of 2.82%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 57.92% beat PriceSmart's return on equity.

TJX Companies presently has a consensus target price of $174.58, indicating a potential upside of 3.66%. Given TJX Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TJX Companies is more favorable than PriceSmart.

TJX Companies has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PriceSmart has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.