Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) & Wm Morrison Supermarkets (OTCMKTS:MRWSY) Financial Comparison

Wm Morrison Supermarkets (OTCMKTS:MRWSY) and Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Wm Morrison Supermarkets and Maplebear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wm Morrison Supermarkets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maplebear	11.97%	20.19%	14.13%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Wm Morrison Supermarkets and Maplebear, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wm Morrison Supermarkets	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maplebear	0	9	15	0	2.62

Maplebear has a consensus target price of $56.14, indicating a potential upside of 9.93%. Given Maplebear’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maplebear is more favorable than Wm Morrison Supermarkets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.6% of Wm Morrison Supermarkets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Wm Morrison Supermarkets and Maplebear”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wm Morrison Supermarkets	$22.60 billion	0.41	$123.73 million	N/A	N/A
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	3.16	$447.00 million	$1.83	27.91

Maplebear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wm Morrison Supermarkets.

Volatility & Risk

Wm Morrison Supermarkets has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Maplebear beats Wm Morrison Supermarkets on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wm Morrison Supermarkets

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC is engaged in the operation of retail supermarket stores under the Morrisons brand and associated activities. The Company offers products, such as Free From, World Foods, Food To Go and Nutmeg clothing. It has food manufacturing capabilities in meat, fish, bakery, fruit and veg, deli and flowers. Its Morrisons branded beef, lamb, pork, chicken, milk and eggs are sourced in the United Kingdom

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.