Meiwu Technology (NYSE:WNW) versus Blue Apron (NYSE:APRN) Head to Head Contrast

Meiwu Technology (NYSE:WNW) and Blue Apron (NYSE:APRN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Meiwu Technology has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Apron has a beta of -3.29, suggesting that its stock price is 429% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.4% of Meiwu Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Blue Apron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Blue Apron shares are held by company 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 & Earnings

This table compares Meiwu Technology and Blue Apron’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meiwu Technology	$10.98 million	0.47	-$11.07 million	N/A	N/A
Blue Apron	$458.47 million	0.18	-$109.73 million	($19.86)	-0.65

Meiwu Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blue Apron.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Meiwu Technology and Blue Apron, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meiwu Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Blue Apron	0	1	1	0	2.50

Blue Apron has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.47%. Given Blue Apron’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Apron is more favorable than Meiwu Technology.

Profitability

This table compares Meiwu Technology and Blue Apron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meiwu Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Apron	-26.13%	-919.86%	-48.43%

Summary

Meiwu Technology beats Blue Apron on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Meiwu Technology

Meiwu Technology Company Limited operates as an online and mobile commerce company in the People's Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Clean Food Platform, Restaurant, and others. The company offers green food, organic food, intangible cultural heritage food, agricultural products, and pollution-free products. It operates Clean Food Platform, an electronic online platform designs to provide primarily clean food to customers in China. The company also engages the provision of restaurant services; sells drinks, fruits, and frozen products; and wholesale of agricultural products, as well as provides short messages services and technical and consulting services. The company was formerly known as Wunong Net Technology Company Limited and changed its name to Meiwu Technology Company Limited in August 2021. Meiwu Technology Company Limited was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.

About Blue Apron

Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. operates a direct-to-consumer platform that delivers original recipes with fresh and seasonal ingredients. The company also operates Blue Apron Market, an e-commerce market that provides cooking tools, utensils, pantry items, and other products. In addition, it offers Blue Apron Wine, a direct-to-consumer wine delivery service that sells wines, which can be paired with its meals. The company serves young couples, families, singles, and empty nesters. It offers its services through order selections on Website or mobile application primarily in the United States. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.