PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) Stock Analysis
Catalyst-Driven edge
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $176.26: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
PriceSmart was founded in 1996 by Sol and Robert Price, the creators of Price Club, the original warehouse club operator. The mission of PriceSmart is to operate its warehouse club business in Central America, the Caribbean and South America at operating standards as good as, or... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $176.26: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 29d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — PriceSmart, Inc.
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- NEWS Pricesmart Q2 EPS $1.62 Beats $1.51 Estimate, Sales $1.496B Beat $1.475B Estimate — benzinga Apr 8, 2026 positive
- NEWS Earnings Scheduled For April 8, 2026 — benzinga Apr 8, 2026 neutral
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2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $176.26: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $165.96. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $179.34 (+1.7% upside). Prior stop was $165.96. Stop-loss: $165.96.
Target reached (-26.1% upside); Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0).
PriceSmart, Inc. trades at a P/E of 35.0 (forward 25.1). TrendMatrix value score: 4.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover PSMT with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $153.
What does PriceSmart, Inc. do?PriceSmart was founded in 1996 by Sol and Robert Price, the creators of Price Club, the original warehouse club...
PriceSmart was founded in 1996 by Sol and Robert Price, the creators of Price Club, the original warehouse club operator. The mission of PriceSmart is to operate its warehouse club business in Central America, the Caribbean and South America at operating standards as good as, or superior to, warehouse club operations in the United States.