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

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Wm Morrison Supermarkets 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Maplebear and Wm Morrison Supermarkets, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	0	9	14	1	2.67
Wm Morrison Supermarkets	0	0	0	0	0.00

Maplebear currently has a consensus target price of $55.86, indicating a potential upside of 11.60%. Given Maplebear’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Maplebear is more favorable than Wm Morrison Supermarkets.

Profitability

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

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

Risk and Volatility

Maplebear has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wm Morrison Supermarkets has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	3.10	$447.00 million	$1.83	27.35
Wm Morrison Supermarkets	$22.60 billion	0.41	$123.73 million	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Maplebear beats Wm Morrison Supermarkets on 12 of the 13 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 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