Head-To-Head Review: Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) and Onfolio (NASDAQ:ONFO)

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

Profitability

This table compares Maplebear and Onfolio’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%
Onfolio	-17.18%	-43.97%	-21.36%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Maplebear and Onfolio, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	2	11	15	0	2.46
Onfolio	1	0	0	0	1.00

Maplebear presently has a consensus target price of $51.38, suggesting a potential upside of 41.75%. Given Maplebear’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Maplebear is more favorable than Onfolio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Onfolio shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.4% of Onfolio shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Maplebear and Onfolio”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	2.54	$447.00 million	$1.59	22.80
Onfolio	$7.86 million	0.37	-$1.77 million	($0.46)	-1.23

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

Volatility and Risk

Maplebear has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Onfolio has a beta of 2.88, meaning that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Maplebear beats Onfolio on 12 of the 14 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 Onfolio

Onfolio Holdings, Inc. acquires and develops internet businesses. It provides website management, digital, advertising, and content placement services on its websites; and product sales on various sites. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.