Instacart rises after Jefferies upgrades to 'buy'

Maplebear

30/03/2026 13:50

** Shares of online grocery delivery firm Instacart CART.O, formally known as Maplebear, up 2% at $36.11 premarket

** Jefferies upgrades to "buy" from "hold", raises PT from $38 to $45, a 26% upside to the stock's last close

** Double-digit gross transaction value growth - a key metric that shows the value of products sold based on prices - alongside operating efficiency gains and more than five years of consistent share buybacks likely to support sustainable mid-teens or higher earnings growth - Jefferies

** Sees lift from Kroger's fulfillment exit and CART's international expansion

      ** 18 of 35 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 15 "hold" and 2 "sell" or lower; their median PT is $48.50 - data compiled by LSEG

** As of last close, stock down 20% YTD

 (Reporting by Koyena Das from Bengaluru)

 ((Koyena.das@thomsonreuters.com))