A new trading day began on Friday, with Pricesmart Inc (NASDAQ: PSMT) stock price down -6.48% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $122.91. PSMT’s price has ranged from $81.25 to $125.48 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Consumer Defensive Sector giant was 13.55%. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged 20.09%. With a float of $25.40 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $30.75 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 12000 employees.
Pricesmart Inc (PSMT) Insider Activity
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Discount Stores Industry. The insider ownership of Pricesmart Inc is 17.78%, while institutional ownership is 87.91%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 06 ’25, was worth 67,551. In this transaction EVP – CLO, CRCO of this company sold 550 shares at a rate of $122.82, taking the stock ownership to the 80,548 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Oct 06 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 550 for $123.22, making the entire transaction worth $67,771.
Pricesmart Inc (PSMT) Earnings and Forecasts
In its latest quarterly report, released on 11/30/2024, the company reported earnings of 1.21 per share, which was $0.1 lower than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months).
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 20.09% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 15.26% during the next five years compared to 13.55% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Pricesmart Inc (NASDAQ: PSMT) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Pricesmart Inc’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 0.57. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.67. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 34.41.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 4.82, a number that is poised to hit 1.41 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.54 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Pricesmart Inc (PSMT)
Looking closely at Pricesmart Inc (NASDAQ: PSMT), its last 5-days average volume was 0.25 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.23 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 46.78%.
During the past 100 days, Pricesmart Inc’s (PSMT) raw stochastic average was set at 58.67%, which indicates a significant increase from 23.62% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 3.02 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 2.81 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $117.42, while its 200-day Moving Average is $103.32. However, in the short run, Pricesmart Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $121.89. Second resistance stands at $128.84. The third major resistance level sits at $133.95. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $109.83, it is likely to go to the next support level at $104.73. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $97.78.
Pricesmart Inc (NASDAQ: PSMT) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 3.55 billion, the company has a total of 30,754K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 4,914 M while annual income is 138,880 K. The company’s previous quarter sales were 1,317 M while its latest quarter income was 35,160 K.
