PriceSmart (PSMT) Competitors

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WMT or PSMT?

Walmart received 1161 more outperform votes than PriceSmart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.17% of users gave PriceSmart an outperform vote while only 60.39% of users gave Walmart an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Walmart	Outperform Votes 1470 60.39%	Underperform Votes 964 39.61%
PriceSmart	Outperform Votes 309 66.17%	Underperform Votes 158 33.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, WMT or PSMT?

Walmart has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% 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.

Is WMT or PSMT more profitable?

Walmart has a net margin of 2.88% compared to Walmart's net margin of 2.62%. PriceSmart's return on equity of 21.57% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walmart	2.88%	21.57%	7.38%
PriceSmart	2.62%	11.85%	6.47%

Does the media favor WMT or PSMT?

In the previous week, Walmart had 85 more articles in the media than PriceSmart. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for Walmart and 5 mentions for PriceSmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat PriceSmart's score of 0.51 indicating that PriceSmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Walmart	41 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PriceSmart	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of PriceSmart shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Walmart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of PriceSmart shares are held by company 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.

Is WMT or PSMT a better dividend stock?

Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. PriceSmart pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Walmart pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PriceSmart pays out 29.1% 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 increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years and PriceSmart has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. PriceSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Walmart	$648.13B	0.81	$15.51B	$2.34	27.83
PriceSmart	$4.41B	0.58	$109.21M	$3.98	20.85

Do analysts recommend WMT or PSMT?

Walmart currently has a consensus target price of $68.01, indicating a potential upside of 4.57%. PriceSmart has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.45%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PriceSmart is more favorable than Walmart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walmart	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
PriceSmart	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Walmart beats PriceSmart on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.