Maplebear Inc (NASDAQ: CART)’s stock price has decreased by -4.26 compared to its previous closing price of 45.73. However, the company has seen a 10.00% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. wsj.com reported 2025-05-08 that OpenAI said Instacart’s chief executive is joining the company to lead its applications business as the ChatGPT maker looks to scale its operations and drive growth.
Is It Worth Investing in Maplebear Inc (NASDAQ: CART) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Maplebear Inc (NASDAQ: CART) is 28.76x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CART is 1.19. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CART is 202.56M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.55% of that float. On May 08, 2025, CART’s average trading volume was 4.68M shares.
CART’s Market Performance
CART’s stock has seen a 10.00% increase for the week, with a 17.94% rise in the past month and a -9.90% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.52% for Maplebear Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.61% for CART’s stock, with a 5.68% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CART
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CART stocks, with FBN Securities repeating the rating for CART by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for CART in the upcoming period, according to FBN Securities is $44 based on the research report published on March 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Seaport Research Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CART reach a price target of $62. The rating they have provided for CART stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 12th, 2025.
BTIG Research gave a rating of “Buy” to CART, setting the target price at $58 in the report published on January 14th of the current year.
CART Trading at 8.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CART to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.93%, as shares surge +11.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.06% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CART rose by +9.75%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.80% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $42.25. In addition, Maplebear Inc saw 5.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CART starting from Fong Morgan, who sale 5,249 shares at the price of $42.57 back on Apr 21 ’25. After this action, Fong Morgan now owns 484,292 shares of Maplebear Inc, valued at $223,450 using the latest closing price.
Ramsay Alan, the Former Officer of Maplebear Inc, proposed sale 2,274 shares at $42.57 during a trade that took place back on Apr 21 ’25, which means that Ramsay Alan is holding shares at $96,804 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CART
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.75 for the gross margin
The net margin for Maplebear Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 12.96, with 10.32 for asset returns.
Based on Maplebear Inc (CART), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 26.42.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 556.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.24.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Maplebear Inc (CART) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
