Maplebear (CART) versus The Competition Critical Review

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) is one of 149 public companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Maplebear to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Institutional and Insider 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 insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Maplebear and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	0	15	7	0	2.32
Maplebear Competitors	2243	8276	10067	459	2.42

Maplebear presently has a consensus price target of $59.06, suggesting a potential upside of 1.02%. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 57.83%. Given Maplebear’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Maplebear has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

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

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	11.59%	22.50%	15.17%
Maplebear Competitors	-25.86%	3.87%	2.96%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	$447.00 million	30.45
Maplebear Competitors	$34.73 billion	$846.26 million	17.22

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.

Summary

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

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.