Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART – Get Free Report) and D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (NASDAQ:HEPS – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. 24.0% of Maplebear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.3% of D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Maplebear and D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Maplebear | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2.52 |
| D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
Profitability
This table compares Maplebear and D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Maplebear | 12.50% | 18.67% | 13.45% |
| D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading | -6.95% | -338.17% | -18.14% |
Risk and Volatility
Maplebear has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Maplebear and D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Maplebear | $3.86 billion | 2.47 | $447.00 million | $1.79 | 22.64 |
| D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading | $2.15 billion | 0.46 | -$144.76 million | ($0.46) | -6.00 |
Maplebear has higher revenue and earnings than D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading. D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maplebear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Maplebear beats D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading
D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. operates e-commerce platforms in Turkey. The company operates www.hepsiburada.com, a retail website that provides its retail customers a range of merchandise, including electronics and non-electronics products, such as books, sports, toys, kids and baby products, cosmetics, furniture, etc. It also offers Hepsiburada Market, an app-in-app initiative and on-demand delivery service that delivers groceries and water; HepsiJet that provides last-mile delivery services; HepsiLojistik, which offers storage and fulfillment services; HepsiMat, an offline network of pick-up and drop-off point; HepsiAd that provides advertising service; HepsiGlobal for discovering and purchasing products from international merchants online; Hepsipay, which offers an e-money and payment services; and Hepsiburada Seyahat for buying airline tickets online. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.
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