PagSeguro Digital (PAGS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PAGS or CART?

PagSeguro Digital received 321 more outperform votes than Maplebear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.60% of users gave PagSeguro Digital an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave Maplebear an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PagSeguro Digital	Outperform Votes 385 61.60%	Underperform Votes 240 38.40%
Maplebear	Outperform Votes 64 59.81%	Underperform Votes 43 40.19%

Does the media refer more to PAGS or CART?

In the previous week, Maplebear had 12 more articles in the media than PagSeguro Digital. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Maplebear and 8 mentions for PagSeguro Digital. PagSeguro Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Maplebear's score of 1.03 indicating that PagSeguro Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PagSeguro Digital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Maplebear	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PAGS or CART?

PagSeguro Digital has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maplebear has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PAGS or CART?

45.9% of PagSeguro Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. 36.0% of Maplebear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer PAGS or CART?

PagSeguro Digital currently has a consensus price target of $12.33, suggesting a potential upside of 49.13%. Maplebear has a consensus price target of $50.52, suggesting a potential upside of 20.63%. Given PagSeguro Digital's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PagSeguro Digital is more favorable than Maplebear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PagSeguro Digital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Maplebear	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Is PAGS or CART more profitable?

Maplebear has a net margin of 13.37% compared to PagSeguro Digital's net margin of 11.12%. PagSeguro Digital's return on equity of 15.49% beat Maplebear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PagSeguro Digital	11.12%	15.49%	3.49%
Maplebear	13.37%	13.78%	10.51%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PAGS or CART?

PagSeguro Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Maplebear. PagSeguro Digital 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
PagSeguro Digital	$18.33B	0.15	$331.23M	$1.23	6.72
Maplebear	$3.38B	3.28	-$1.62B	$1.58	26.51

Summary

Maplebear beats PagSeguro Digital on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.