Maplebear (CART) versus Its Rivals Head to Head Analysis

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) is one of 150 publicly-traded companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Maplebear to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Maplebear and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	0	14	7	0	2.33
Maplebear Competitors	2246	8285	10079	459	2.42

Maplebear presently has a consensus price target of $59.12, suggesting a potential upside of 0.72%. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 55.34%. Given Maplebear’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maplebear has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

Maplebear has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear’s peers have a beta of 0.44, indicating that their average stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maplebear and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	$447.00 million	30.57
Maplebear Competitors	$36.10 billion	$834.66 million	17.69

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 24.0% of Maplebear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	11.59%	22.14%	15.17%
Maplebear Competitors	-26.10%	3.81%	2.91%

Summary

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

Maplebear Company Profile

Maplebear Inc., which operates as Instacart, provides an online grocery and retail marketplace in the United States and Canada. Its platform connects customers with local grocery stores and other retailers, enabling them to order products for delivery or pickup. In addition to its consumer app and website, Instacart offers retailers technology and services for online ordering, fulfillment and digital advertising. The company was founded in 2012 and is led by CEO Fidji Simo.