Director Robert E. Price, who holds a ten percent stake in PriceSmart Inc (NASDAQ:PSMT), completed a sale of 2,000 shares of common stock on January 26, 2026, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares changed hands at a per-share price of $141.2705, producing a total transaction value of $282,541.
The filing also details Price’s broad set of holdings across trusts and entities. Following the sale, his reported positions include:
- 43,000 shares held in Family Trusts;
- 363,245 shares held as co-trustee of the Robert and Allison Price Charitable Trust;
- 1,134,667 shares held as co-trustee of the Robert and Allison Price Trust UDT 1/10/75;
- 80 shares held directly;
- 150,511 shares held as co-manager of The Price Group LLC;
- 8,314 shares held as managing member of RARSD LLC.
Separately, PriceSmart released its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, which showed a mixed performance on key metrics. The company reported earnings per share of $1.29, below the consensus expectation of $1.35, representing a miss of 4.44% on EPS. Revenue for the quarter totaled $1.38 billion, topping the anticipated $1.35 billion by 2.22%.
Company disclosures and reporting reflect these figures as the financial position through Q1 2026. The earnings miss on EPS contrasts with the revenue outperformance, indicating stronger sales than forecast but lower profitability per share than analysts had modeled. Following the earnings release, there were no reported analyst upgrades or downgrades.
Investors reviewing these developments have both an insider transaction and a quarterly report to weigh. The documented sale by a director and the company's mixed quarterly results are recorded facts in public filings and corporate reporting for PriceSmart. The available disclosures do not include subsequent analyst rating changes or further commentary from the company beyond the reported figures.
Summary: Director Robert E. Price sold 2,000 shares of PriceSmart on January 26, 2026, for $141.2705 per share. PriceSmart’s Q1 2026 results showed EPS of $1.29 (below the $1.35 estimate) and revenue of $1.38 billion (above the $1.35 billion estimate). No analyst rating changes were reported.