Comparing Maplebear (CART) & The Competition

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) is one of 193 public companies in the “Business services, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Maplebear to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Maplebear and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	0	13	13	0	2.50
Maplebear Competitors	923	6014	12356	321	2.62

Maplebear currently has a consensus price target of $46.82, suggesting a potential upside of 5.95%. As a group, “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 4.37%. Given Maplebear’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Maplebear is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% 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, 16.8% of shares of all “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maplebear and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.30 billion	-$1.62 billion	29.66
Maplebear Competitors	$11.76 billion	$456.28 million	9.77

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	13.37%	13.78%	10.51%
Maplebear Competitors	-15.31%	-159.06%	-4.11%

Risk & Volatility

Maplebear has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear’s rivals have a beta of 1.51, suggesting that their average share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Maplebear beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Maplebear Company Profile

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.