The stock price of Maplebear Inc (NASDAQ: CART) has plunged by -0.86 when compared to previous closing price of 46.44, but the company has seen a -2.15% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-29 that Does Maplebear (CART) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let’s find out.
Is It Worth Investing in Maplebear Inc (NASDAQ: CART) Right Now?
Maplebear Inc (NASDAQ: CART) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 30.24x compared to its average ratio. CART has 36-month beta value of 1.31. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CART is 201.24M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.11% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CART on June 04, 2025 was 4.37M shares.
CART’s Market Performance
CART’s stock has seen a -2.15% decrease for the week, with a 1.81% rise in the past month and a 19.77% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.24% for Maplebear Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.86% for CART stock, with a simple moving average of 8.29% for the last 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 7.68% 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 -13.85% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CART starting from Danker Daniel, who sale 10,035 shares at the price of $45.55 back on May 30 ’25. After this action, Danker Daniel now owns 490,262 shares of Maplebear Inc, valued at $457,077 using the latest closing price.
Danker Daniel, the Officer of Maplebear Inc, proposed sale 10,035 shares at $45.55 during a trade that took place back on May 30 ’25, which means that Danker Daniel is holding shares at $457,078 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CART
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.75 for the gross margin
The net margin for Maplebear Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. 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 40.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 556.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.99. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.55for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.24.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Maplebear Inc (CART) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
