Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.08 EPS

Key Points

• Beyond Meat reported a loss of $0.47 per share for the quarter, missing the consensus by $0.08, while revenue was $70.22 million versus an expected $68.82 million.
• Shares fell to $1.34 on Monday with heavy trading of 116,220,408 shares (vs. an average of ~50.4M), leaving the stock near its 52‑week low and a market capitalization of $532.8 million.
• Analysts have cut price targets and ratings—multiple firms downgraded the stock and MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of Strong Sell with an average target of $2.08.

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The company reported ($0.47) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.39) by ($0.08), Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $70.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.82 million. Beyond Meat updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS.

Beyond Meat Stock Performance

NASDAQ BYND traded down $0.05 on Monday, hitting $1.34. The stock had a trading volume of 116,220,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,371,129. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $2.15 and a 200-day moving average of $2.72. Beyond Meat has a 52-week low of $0.50 and a 52-week high of $7.69. The company has a market capitalization of $532.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.61 and a beta of 2.32.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on BYND shares. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Beyond Meat from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Beyond Meat in a report on Friday, October 24th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Beyond Meat from $2.00 to $1.50 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Beyond Meat in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price target on Beyond Meat from $2.00 to $0.80 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and seven have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Strong Sell" and a consensus target price of $2.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Beyond Meat

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Beyond Meat by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 78,749 shares of the company's stock worth $275,000 after acquiring an additional 6,020 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Beyond Meat by 19.4% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 103,789 shares of the company's stock worth $362,000 after purchasing an additional 16,846 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Beyond Meat during the second quarter worth about $83,000. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Beyond Meat by 76.2% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 24,958 shares of the company's stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 10,792 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Beyond Meat by 1.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,780,045 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,034,000 after purchasing an additional 69,423 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.48% of the company's stock.

Beyond Meat Company Profile

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.

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