Financial Contrast: Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) versus Iota Communications (OTCMKTS:IOTC)

Iota Communications (OTCMKTS:IOTC) and Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Iota Communications and Maplebear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iota Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maplebear	13.37%	13.78%	10.51%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Iota Communications and Maplebear, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iota Communications	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maplebear	0	12	13	0	2.52

Maplebear has a consensus price target of $47.29, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. Given Maplebear’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maplebear is more favorable than Iota Communications.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Iota Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.0% of Maplebear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Iota Communications and Maplebear”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iota Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maplebear	$3.21 billion	3.36	-$1.62 billion	$1.49	28.19

Iota Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Maplebear.

Summary

Maplebear beats Iota Communications on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Iota Communications

Iota Communications, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. It also provides energy conservation solutions. The company operates through Iota Networks, Iota Commercial Solutions, Iota Communications, and Iota Holdings. In addition, the company offers delphi360, a wireless connectivity and data analytics platform to integrate with devices and sensors, as well as provides BrightAI, an analytic platform that gathers information from sensor connectivity. Further, it provides IoT-based LED and smart lighting. Additionally, it offers smart building solutions, a platform for data management. Furthermore, the company serves healthcare, commercial real estate, education, utility, retail, and manufacturing industries; and city and municipals. Iota Communications, Inc. is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

About Maplebear

Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart, engages in the provision of online grocery shopping services to households in North America. It sells and delivers grocery products, as well as pickup services through a mobile application and website. It also operates virtual convenience stores; and provides software-as-a-service solutions to retailers. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.