Maplebear (CART) Competitors

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) and Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CART or TCOM?

In the previous week, Maplebear had 12 more articles in the media than Trip.com Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Maplebear and 11 mentions for Trip.com Group. Trip.com Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Maplebear's score of 1.22 indicating that Trip.com Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Maplebear	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trip.com Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CART or TCOM more profitable?

Trip.com Group has a net margin of 31.86% compared to Maplebear's net margin of 13.37%. Maplebear's return on equity of 13.78% beat Trip.com Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	13.37%	13.78%	10.51%
Trip.com Group	31.86%	12.04%	6.70%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CART or TCOM?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.46B	3.46	-$1.62B	$1.52	29.97
Trip.com Group	$55.22B	0.74	$1.40B	$3.45	18.11

Which has more risk & volatility, CART or TCOM?

Maplebear has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trip.com Group has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CART or TCOM?

Maplebear currently has a consensus target price of $51.61, indicating a potential upside of 13.30%. Trip.com Group has a consensus target price of $77.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.63%. Given Trip.com Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Trip.com Group is more favorable than Maplebear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Trip.com Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CART or TCOM?

63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Maplebear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CART or TCOM?

Trip.com Group received 34 more outperform votes than Maplebear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.50% of users gave Maplebear an outperform vote while only 57.61% of users gave Trip.com Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Maplebear	Outperform Votes 72 60.50%	Underperform Votes 47 39.50%
Trip.com Group	Outperform Votes 106 57.61%	Underperform Votes 78 42.39%

Summary

Maplebear beats Trip.com Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.