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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
$7.59
+3.3%
$7.26
$5.58
$19.25
$492.52M2.423.55 million shs1.50 million shs
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$258.89
+2.7%
$269.99
$245.73
$302.39
$186.58B0.713.12 million shs6.13 million shs
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$172.90
+1.4%
$174.70
$155.83
$192.38
$237.70B0.523.87 million shs8.16 million shs
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$137.43
+1.9%
$138.00
$115.53
$143.20
$38.70B1.071.68 million shs2.28 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
0.00%+5.86%+4.69%-22.31%-25.22%
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
-0.03%+0.30%-5.27%-10.95%-9.20%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
0.00%-2.86%-1.45%+5.05%-5.18%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
-0.08%-0.16%+1.78%+0.01%+6.79%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
1.771 of 5 stars
1.72.00.03.41.80.80.6
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
4.8326 of 5 stars
3.44.04.21.11.82.52.5
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
4.0384 of 5 stars
2.33.03.31.52.22.51.9
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
4.0484 of 5 stars
2.22.03.31.12.62.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
1.33
Strong Sell$5.56-26.71% Downside
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
2.71
Moderate Buy$315.7821.97% Upside
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
2.55
Moderate Buy$187.588.49% Upside
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
2.38
Hold$143.274.25% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest MCD, PEP, YUM, and BYND Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/28/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$302.00 ➝ $288.00
5/28/2024
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
TD Cowen
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$156.00 ➝ $156.00
5/20/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
TD Cowen
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$305.00
5/16/2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Jefferies Financial Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$209.00 ➝ $211.00
5/10/2024
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$9.00 ➝ $7.00
5/9/2024
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
BMO Capital Markets
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$10.00 ➝ $9.00
5/9/2024
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Lower Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$4.00 ➝ $3.50
5/3/2024
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$134.00 ➝ $132.00
5/2/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Guggenheim
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$325.00 ➝ $315.00
5/2/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$337.00 ➝ $320.00
5/2/2024
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$144.00 ➝ $148.00
(Data available from 6/2/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
$343.38M1.43N/AN/A($8.65) per share-0.88
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$25.49B7.32$15.18 per share17.06($6.71) per share-38.58
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$91.47B2.60$10.22 per share16.92$13.96 per share12.39
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$7.08B5.47$5.81 per share23.66($27.54) per share-4.99

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
-$338.14M-$5.16N/AN/AN/A-102.06%N/A-27.04%8/5/2024 (Estimated)
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$8.47B$11.7821.9819.642.8433.36%-180.74%16.52%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$9.07B$6.6526.0019.582.8210.00%57.37%10.80%7/11/2024 (Confirmed)
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$1.60B$5.6424.3721.752.2222.92%-18.64%24.65%8/7/2024 (Estimated)

Latest MCD, PEP, YUM, and BYND Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/11/2024N/A
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$2.16N/A-$2.16N/AN/AN/A  
5/8/2024Q1 24
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
-$0.67-$0.72-$0.05-$0.60$75.24 million$75.60 million      
5/1/2024Q1 2024
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$1.20$1.15-$0.05$1.20$1.71 billion$1.60 billion      
4/30/2024Q1 24
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$2.71$2.70-$0.01$2.74$6.16 billion$6.17 billion    
4/23/2024Q1 2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$1.52$1.61+$0.09$1.74$18.08 billion$18.25 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$6.682.58%+7.32%56.71%48 Years
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$5.062.93%+7.12%76.09%53 Years
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$2.681.95%+8.78%47.52%7 Years

Latest MCD, PEP, YUM, and BYND Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/30/2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
quarterly$1.35503.08%6/7/20246/7/20246/28/2024
5/22/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
quarterly$1.672.51%6/3/20246/3/20246/17/2024
5/15/2024
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
quarterly$0.671.94%5/24/20245/28/20246/7/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
N/A
4.27
2.72
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
N/A
0.83
0.82
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
1.96
0.86
0.68
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
N/A
1.49
1.49

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
52.48%
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
70.29%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
73.07%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
82.37%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
8.60%
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
0.23%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
0.15%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
0.31%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
68664.89 million59.31 millionOptionable
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
150,000720.68 million719.02 millionOptionable
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
318,0001.37 billion1.37 billionOptionable
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
35,000281.63 million280.76 millionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

Beyond Meat logo

Beyond Meat

NASDAQ:BYND
Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. The company sells a range of plant-based meat products across the platforms of beef, pork, and poultry. It sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club stores, and natural retailer channels, as well as various food-away-from-home channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.
McDonald

McDonald's

NYSE:MCD
McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, desserts, sundaes, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates under various structures comprising conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
PepsiCo logo

PepsiCo

NASDAQ:PEP
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products, as well as distributes alcoholic beverages under Hard MTN Dew brand. The company offers its products primarily under the Lay's, Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos, BaiCaoWei, Cheetos, Cap'n Crunch, Life, Pearl Milling Company, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, Rice-A-Roni, Aquafina, Bubly, Emperador, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade Zero, Crush, Propel, Dr Pepper, Schweppes, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, Tostitos, 7UP, Diet 7UP, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi Black, Pepsi Max, San Carlos, Toddy, Walkers, Chipsy, Kurkure, Sasko, Spekko, White Star, Smith's, Sting, SodaStream, Lubimyj Sad, Agusha, Chudo, Domik v Derevne, Lipton, and other brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.
Yum! Brands logo

Yum! Brands

NYSE:YUM
Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division segments. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.