Head-To-Head Comparison: Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) & Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC)

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) and Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Maplebear and Performance Food Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	11.97%	20.19%	14.13%
Performance Food Group	0.53%	15.15%	3.87%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Performance Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Performance Food Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maplebear and Performance Food Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	2.68	$447.00 million	$1.83	23.64
Performance Food Group	$67.84 billion	0.21	$359.30 million	$2.29	39.40

Maplebear has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Performance Food Group. Maplebear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Performance Food Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Maplebear has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Performance Food Group has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Maplebear and Performance Food Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	0	9	15	0	2.62
Performance Food Group	0	2	11	0	2.85

Maplebear currently has a consensus price target of $56.14, indicating a potential upside of 29.78%. Performance Food Group has a consensus price target of $126.40, indicating a potential upside of 40.09%. Given Performance Food Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Performance Food Group is more favorable than Maplebear.

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.

About Performance Food Group

Performance Food Group Company, through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes food and food-related products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Foodservice, Vistar, and Convenience. The company offers a range of frozen foods, groceries, candy, snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and other tobacco products; beef, pork, poultry, and seafood; and health and beauty care products. It also sells disposables, cleaning and kitchen supplies, and related products. In addition, the company offers value-added services, such as product selection and procurement, menu development, and operational strategy. It serves independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, hospitals, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, retailers, convenience stores, theaters, hospitality providers, concessionaires, airport gift shops, college bookstores, corrections facilities, and impulse locations, as well as franchises and other institutional customers. Performance Food Group Company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.