Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART – Get Free Report) is one of 149 publicly-traded companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Maplebear to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Risk & Volatility
Maplebear has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear’s competitors have a beta of 0.44, meaning that their average share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Maplebear and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Maplebear | $3.74 billion | $447.00 million | 30.10 |
| Maplebear Competitors | $36.17 billion | $846.26 million | 16.14 |
Maplebear’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Maplebear. Maplebear is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Maplebear and its competitors’ 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% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Maplebear and its competitors, 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 | 2242 | 8272 | 10045 | 459 | 2.41 |
Maplebear presently has a consensus price target of $59.06, suggesting a potential upside of 2.19%. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 56.20%. Given Maplebear’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maplebear has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 24.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Maplebear beats its competitors on 7 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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