Beyond Meat (BYND) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Beyond Meat, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets plant-based meat products designed to replicate the taste, texture and nutritional characteristics of animal-based meat. Its product portfolio has included plant-based burgers, ground meat, sausages, meatballs, chicken-style products and other alternatives made primarily from ingredients such as peas, soy, rice and other plant proteins.

The company sells its products through grocery and other retail outlets, restaurants, foodservice operators and online channels. Beyond Meat serves customers in the United States and international markets, with products distributed across North America, Europe and other regions through retail and foodservice partnerships.

Founded in 2009 by Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq under the symbol BYND in 2019. The company’s business is focused on expanding consumer access to plant-based protein and developing alternatives to conventional beef, pork and poultry products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.56 to $7.95
• 50-Day Range: $7.66 to $19.01
• 52-Week Range: $7.56 to $230.70
• Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $131.71 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $23.50
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Beyond Meat Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Beyond Meat scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 137th out of 167 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Beyond Meat has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $23.50, representing about 206.8% upside from its current price of $7.66.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Beyond Meat has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Beyond Meat are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($13.81) to ($12.61) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Beyond Meat is -0.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Beyond Meat is -0.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

30.19% of the float of Beyond Meat has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Beyond Meat has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Beyond Meat has recently increased by 8.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Beyond Meat does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Beyond Meat does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Beyond Meat has a news sentiment score of 0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Beyond Meat this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for BYND on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Beyond Meat to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Beyond Meat insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.90% of the stock of Beyond Meat is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.48% of the stock of Beyond Meat is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BYND
• CIK: 1655210
• Web: www.beyondmeat.com
• Phone: (866) 756-4112
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 589
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Beyond Meat: $23.50
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +206.8%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($55.56)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $219.02 million
• Net Margins: 75.40%
• Pretax Margin: 115.87%
• Return on Equity: -100.55%
• Return on Assets: 32.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.57
• Current Ratio: 2.63
• Quick Ratio: 2.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $258.85 million
• Price / Sales: 0.51
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($0.07) per share
• Price / Book: -109.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,194,000
• Free Float: 16,867,000
• Market Cap: $131.71 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.85