BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB) and Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) Critical Comparison

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Maplebear and BBB Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Maplebear currently has a consensus price target of $58.24, indicating a potential upside of 14.16%. BBB Foods has a consensus price target of $50.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.62%. Given Maplebear’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Maplebear is more favorable than BBB Foods.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.99 billion	2.96	$447.00 million	$1.83	27.88
BBB Foods	$91.15 billion	0.07	-$148.23 million	($1.61)	-35.09

Maplebear has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Profitability

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

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

Maplebear beats BBB Foods 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 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.