Maplebear (CART) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Maplebear Inc., which operates as Instacart, provides an online grocery and retail marketplace in the United States and Canada. Its platform connects customers with local grocery stores and other retailers, enabling them to order products for delivery or pickup.

In addition to its consumer app and website, Instacart offers retailers technology and services for online ordering, fulfillment and digital advertising. The company was founded in 2012 and is led by CEO Fidji Simo.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.45 to $59.09
• 50-Day Range: $42.96 to $60.88
• 52-Week Range: $32.73 to $62.00
• Volume: 2.55 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.75 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.66
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $59.12
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Maplebear Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Maplebear scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 79th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Maplebear has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Maplebear is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Maplebear has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 26.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Maplebear are expected to grow by 26.32% in the coming year, from $2.28 to $2.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Maplebear is 30.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Maplebear is 30.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Maplebear has a PEG Ratio of 1.17. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Maplebear has a P/B Ratio of 5.43. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.99% of the float of Maplebear has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Maplebear has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.71, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Maplebear has recently decreased by 22.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Maplebear does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Maplebear does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Maplebear has a news sentiment score of 0.82. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Maplebear this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 27 people have searched for CART on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Maplebear to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Maplebear insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $16,121,073.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.00% of the stock of Maplebear is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.09% of the stock of Maplebear is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CART
• CIK: 1579091
• Web: www.instacart.com
• Phone: 888-246-7822
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,600
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Maplebear: $59.12
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.44
• P/E Growth: 1.17
• Net Income: $447 million
• Net Margins: 11.59%
• Pretax Margin: 15.09%
• Return on Equity: 22.14%
• Return on Assets: 15.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.34
• Quick Ratio: 2.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.72
• Cash Flow: $2.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.44
• Book Value: $10.85 per share
• Price / Book: 5.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 236,630,000
• Free Float: 179,839,000
• Market Cap: $13.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69