Head to Head Contrast: Dingdong (Cayman) (NYSE:DDL) versus Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART)

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) and Dingdong (Cayman) (NYSE:DDL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Maplebear and Dingdong (Cayman)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	11.89%	16.28%	11.95%
Dingdong (Cayman)	0.91%	23.14%	3.21%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.7% of Dingdong (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Dingdong (Cayman) shares are owned by 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.

Risk & Volatility

Maplebear has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dingdong (Cayman) has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Maplebear and Dingdong (Cayman), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	2	9	14	1	2.54
Dingdong (Cayman)	0	2	0	0	2.00

Maplebear currently has a consensus target price of $51.29, indicating a potential upside of 24.74%. Given Maplebear’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Maplebear is more favorable than Dingdong (Cayman).

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maplebear and Dingdong (Cayman)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	2.64	$447.00 million	$1.59	25.86
Dingdong (Cayman)	$3.42 billion	0.18	$31.11 million	$0.13	19.96

Maplebear has higher revenue and earnings than Dingdong (Cayman). Dingdong (Cayman) 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 Dingdong (Cayman) on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Dingdong (Cayman)

Dingdong (Cayman) Limited operates an e-commerce company in China. The company offers fresh groceries, including vegetables, meat and eggs, fruits, and seafood; prepared food, and other food products, such as baked goods, dairy, seasonings, beverages, instant food, oil, and snacks. It offers its products through traditional offline, as well as online channels through Dingdong Fresh app, mini-programs, and third-party platforms. Dingdong (Cayman) Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.