Comparing Maplebear (CART) & Its Rivals

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CARTGet Free Report) is one of 192 publicly-traded companies in the “Business services, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Maplebear to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Maplebear and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear $3.04 billion -$1.62 billion -2.44
Maplebear Competitors $4.20 billion $453.55 million -3.02

Maplebear’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Maplebear. Maplebear is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Maplebear and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Maplebear -52.21% -49.98% -38.81%
Maplebear Competitors -15.37% -155.48% -4.87%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Maplebear and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Maplebear 0 12 13 0 2.52
Maplebear Competitors 913 5969 12251 319 2.62

Maplebear presently has a consensus target price of $43.90, suggesting a potential downside of 9.18%. As a group, “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 3.79%. Given Maplebear’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Maplebear has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.6% of shares of all “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by institutional investors. 36.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of shares of all “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Maplebear has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear’s competitors have a beta of 1.28, meaning that their average share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Maplebear competitors beat Maplebear on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Maplebear

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Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart, engages in the provision of online grocery shopping services to households in North America. It sells and delivers grocery products, as well as pickup services through a mobile application and website. It also operates virtual convenience stores; and provides software-as-a-service solutions to retailers. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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