PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT – Get Free Report) and Almacenes Éxito (NYSE:EXTO – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
80.5% of PriceSmart shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of PriceSmart shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares PriceSmart and Almacenes Éxito’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
PriceSmart | 2.60% | 11.89% | 6.43% |
Almacenes Éxito | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
PriceSmart | $4.81 billion | 0.58 | $109.21 million | $4.12 | 22.02 |
Almacenes Éxito | $20,896.87 billion | 0.00 | $25.20 million | N/A | N/A |
PriceSmart has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Almacenes Éxito.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for PriceSmart and Almacenes Éxito, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
PriceSmart | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Almacenes Éxito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
PriceSmart currently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.80%. Given PriceSmart’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe PriceSmart is more favorable than Almacenes Éxito.
Dividends
PriceSmart pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Almacenes Éxito pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. PriceSmart pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
PriceSmart beats Almacenes Éxito on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PriceSmart
PriceSmart, Inc. owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. The company provides basic and private label consumer products under the Member's Selection brand, including groceries, cleaning supplies, health and beauty aids, meat, produce, deli, seafood, and poultry. It offers electronics, large and small appliances, automotive, hardware, sporting goods, seasonal products, clothing, domestics, and home furnishing products. In addition, the company offers food and bakery services, as well as health services, such as optical, audiology, and pharmacy. Further, it operates an e-commerce platform for online ordering, curbside pickup, and delivery services. PriceSmart, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About Almacenes Éxito
Almacenes Éxito S.A. operates as a retail commerce company in South America. The company operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Surti Mayorista, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Devoto, Disco, and Géant brands. It is also involved in the online commerce activities. In addition, the company engages in the credit facilities, insurance, money transfers and remittances, mobile phone services, trade tourist package trips and tickets, repair and maintain furnishings, paperwork, and energy trade activities; acquisition and building commercial premises for establishing stores, malls, or other locations; investing in property, promoting, and developing various kinds of real estate projects; and leasing of premises. Further, it invests in shares, bonds, trade papers, and other securities; enters into firm factoring agreements; and distributes oil-based liquid fuels through service stations, as well as alcohols, biofuels, and natural gas for vehicles and other fuels used in the automotive, industrial, fluvial, maritime, and air transport sectors. Almacenes Éxito S.A. was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Envigado, Colombia. As of January 19, 2024, Almacenes Éxito S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Super Selectos El Salvador.
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