Critical Contrast: Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) & BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB)

BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB) and Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares BBB Foods and Maplebear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BBB Foods	-3.68%	-72.47%	-10.71%
Maplebear	11.97%	20.19%	14.13%

Volatility & Risk

BBB Foods has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for BBB Foods and Maplebear, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BBB Foods	0	3	7	0	2.70
Maplebear	0	6	14	0	2.70

BBB Foods currently has a consensus price target of $51.88, indicating a potential downside of 11.17%. Maplebear has a consensus price target of $58.24, indicating a potential upside of 15.75%. Given Maplebear’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maplebear is more favorable than BBB Foods.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.4% of BBB Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BBB Foods and Maplebear”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BBB Foods	$4.08 billion	1.70	-$148.23 million	($1.61)	-36.27
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	3.11	$447.00 million	$1.83	27.49

Maplebear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BBB Foods. BBB Foods 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 BBB Foods on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BBB Foods

BBB Foods Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates a chain of grocery retail stores in Mexico. It offers household cleaning, personal hyenine, cosmetics and beauty, pharmacy, and general merchandise products, as well as jellies and desserts, foods and drinks, pet supplies, coffee, tea, chocolates, breads, dry and frozen foods, snacks and sweets, and toilet papers and napkins. The company also provides branded, private label, and spot products. It serves low-to-middle income households through online channels. BBB Foods Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

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.