Autohome (ATHM) Competitors

Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) and Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, CART or ATHM?

Maplebear has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autohome has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CART or ATHM?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maplebear	$3.38B	3.38	$457M	$1.73	25.07
Autohome	$964.42M	3.64	$245.52M	$1.70	17.24

Is CART or ATHM more profitable?

Autohome has a net margin of 21.74% compared to Maplebear's net margin of 13.76%. Maplebear's return on equity of 15.69% beat Autohome's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maplebear	13.76%	15.69%	11.64%
Autohome	21.74%	7.10%	5.66%

Do analysts rate CART or ATHM?

Maplebear presently has a consensus target price of $55.63, indicating a potential upside of 28.26%. Autohome has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.82%. Given Maplebear's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Maplebear is more favorable than Autohome.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maplebear	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Autohome	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CART or ATHM?

63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Autohome shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Maplebear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Autohome shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CART or ATHM?

In the previous week, Maplebear had 29 more articles in the media than Autohome. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Maplebear and 2 mentions for Autohome. Autohome's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Maplebear's score of 0.99 indicating that Autohome is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Maplebear	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autohome	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Maplebear beats Autohome on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.