Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) vs. DLocal (NASDAQ:DLO) Critical Contrast

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) and DLocal (NASDAQ:DLO) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	0	9	12	0	2.57
DLocal	0	4	3	0	2.43

Maplebear presently has a consensus price target of $36.61, indicating a potential downside of 1.82%. DLocal has a consensus price target of $19.72, indicating a potential upside of 34.16%. Given DLocal’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DLocal is more favorable than Maplebear.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of DLocal shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Maplebear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of DLocal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	N/A	N/A	N/A
DLocal	22.92%	40.57%	17.13%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Maplebear and DLocal’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.04 billion	3.27	-$1.62 billion	N/A	N/A
DLocal	$650.35 million	6.54	$148.96 million	$0.49	30.00

DLocal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maplebear.

Summary

DLocal beats Maplebear on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maplebear

Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart, provides online grocery shopping services to households in North America. It sells and delivers grocery products. The company offers its services through a mobile application and website. It also provides software-as-a-service solutions to retailers. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

About DLocal

DLocal Limited operates a payment processing platform worldwide. Its payments platform enables merchants to get paid and to make payments online. The company serves commerce, streaming, ride-hailing, financial services, advertising, software as a service, travel, e-learning, on-demand delivery, gaming, and crypto industries. DLocal Limited was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.