Maplebear (CART) Competitors

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) and Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Does the media refer more to IQV or CART?

In the previous week, IQVIA had 5 more articles in the media than Maplebear. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for IQVIA and 12 mentions for Maplebear. Maplebear's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat IQVIA's score of 0.68 indicating that Maplebear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IQVIA	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Maplebear	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IQV or CART?

IQVIA has higher revenue and earnings than Maplebear. IQVIA 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
IQVIA	$15.32B	2.34	$1.36B	$7.62	25.89
Maplebear	$3.30B	3.27	-$1.62B	$1.49	28.20

Do analysts recommend IQV or CART?

IQVIA presently has a consensus target price of $255.82, suggesting a potential upside of 29.68%. Maplebear has a consensus target price of $47.14, suggesting a potential upside of 12.18%. Given IQVIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IQVIA is more favorable than Maplebear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQVIA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Maplebear	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is IQV or CART more profitable?

Maplebear has a net margin of 13.37% compared to IQVIA's net margin of 9.17%. IQVIA's return on equity of 28.17% beat Maplebear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQVIA	9.17%	28.17%	6.89%
Maplebear	13.37%	13.78%	10.51%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IQV or CART?

89.6% of IQVIA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Maplebear shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of IQVIA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.0% of Maplebear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, IQV or CART?

IQVIA has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IQV or CART?

IQVIA received 625 more outperform votes than Maplebear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.32% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Maplebear an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IQVIA	Outperform Votes 673 68.32%	Underperform Votes 312 31.68%
Maplebear	Outperform Votes 48 57.14%	Underperform Votes 36 42.86%

Summary

IQVIA beats Maplebear on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.