JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) and Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) Head-To-Head Analysis

JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) and Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JD.com and Maplebear”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JD.com	$1,323.70 billion	0.03	$2.81 billion	$1.28	22.80
Maplebear	$3.86 billion	2.52	$447.00 million	$1.79	23.17

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

Profitability

This table compares JD.com and Maplebear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JD.com	1.04%	5.90%	2.48%
Maplebear	12.50%	18.67%	13.45%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.0% of JD.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of JD.com shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

JD.com has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for JD.com and Maplebear, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JD.com	1	3	9	0	2.62
Maplebear	2	9	13	1	2.52

JD.com presently has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.89%. Maplebear has a consensus price target of $51.09, indicating a potential upside of 23.17%. Given JD.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe JD.com is more favorable than Maplebear.

Summary

Maplebear beats JD.com on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JD.com

JD.com, Inc. operates as a supply chain-based technology and service provider in the People's Republic of China. The company offers computers, communication, and consumer electronics products, as well as home appliances; and general merchandise products comprising food, beverage and fresh produce, baby and maternity products, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care items, pharmaceutical and healthcare products, industrial products, books, automobile accessories, apparel and footwear, bags, and jewelry. It also provides online marketplace services for third-party merchants; marketing services; and omni-channel solutions to customers and offline retailers, as well as online healthcare services. In addition, the company develops, owns, and manages its logistics facilities and other real estate properties to support third parties; offers asset management services and integrated service platform; leasing of storage facilities and related management services; and engages in online retail business. Further, it provides integrated data, technology, business, and user management industry solutions to support the digitization of enterprises and institutions; and technology-driven supply chain solutions and logistics services. The company was formerly known as 360buy Jingdong Inc. and changed its name to JD.com, Inc. in January 2014. JD.com, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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.