Comparing Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE) & Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART)

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) and Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Maplebear and Global-e Online”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.38 billion	3.23	$457.00 million	$1.82	22.84
Global-e Online	$843.64 million	7.11	-$75.55 million	($0.17)	-208.00

Maplebear has higher revenue and earnings than Global-e Online. Global-e Online is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maplebear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Maplebear has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global-e Online has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Maplebear and Global-e Online, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	1	11	14	2	2.61
Global-e Online	2	1	11	0	2.64

Maplebear presently has a consensus target price of $51.40, suggesting a potential upside of 23.64%. Global-e Online has a consensus target price of $48.08, suggesting a potential upside of 35.98%. Given Global-e Online’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global-e Online is more favorable than Maplebear.

Profitability

This table compares Maplebear and Global-e Online’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	14.09%	15.72%	11.78%
Global-e Online	-3.37%	-3.20%	-2.35%

Summary

Maplebear beats Global-e Online on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maplebear

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.

About Global-e Online

Global-E Online Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides a platform to enable and accelerate direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce in Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Its platform enables international shoppers to buy online and merchants to sell from, and to, worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.