Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) & Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) Critical Contrast

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Maplebear and Boohoo Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	12.50%	18.67%	13.45%
Boohoo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Maplebear and Boohoo Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	1	9	13	1	2.58
Boohoo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Maplebear presently has a consensus price target of $51.48, indicating a potential upside of 12.84%. Given Maplebear’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maplebear is more favorable than Boohoo Group.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.74 billion	2.87	$447.00 million	$1.79	25.49
Boohoo Group	$1.23 billion	0.30	-$144.76 million	N/A	N/A

Maplebear has higher revenue and earnings than Boohoo Group.

Volatility & Risk

Maplebear has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boohoo Group has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Maplebear beats Boohoo Group on 13 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 Boohoo Group

boohoo group plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online clothing retailer in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company designs, sources, markets, and sells clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products for 16-to-45-year age customers. It provides its products under the boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal, MissPap, Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burton, and Debenhams brands. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.