Reviewing Maplebear (CART) & Its Peers

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CARTGet Free Report) is one of 192 public companies in the “Business services, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Maplebear to related companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Maplebear and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Maplebear 0 12 13 0 2.52
Maplebear Competitors 908 5936 12199 317 2.62

Maplebear currently has a consensus target price of $43.57, indicating a potential downside of 4.43%. As a group, “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 8.37%. Given Maplebear’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Maplebear has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Maplebear has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear’s peers have a beta of 1.30, indicating that their average stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 -52.21% -49.98% -38.81%
Maplebear Competitors -15.36% -156.03% -5.03%

Earnings and Valuation

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

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear $3.21 billion -$1.62 billion -2.30
Maplebear Competitors $11.51 billion $453.55 million -4.25

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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.6% of shares of all “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by institutional investors. 36.0% of Maplebear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of shares of all “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Maplebear peers beat Maplebear on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Maplebear

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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.

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