Beyond Meat (BYND) Competitors $2.90 +0.05 (+1.75%) Closing price 09/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.92 +0.02 (+0.86%) As of 09/24/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BYND vs. MCD, YUM, OTLY, MAMA, AFRI, BRID, WYHG, BRLS, BRFH, and ABVEShould you be buying Beyond Meat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Beyond Meat include McDonald's (MCD), Yum! Brands (YUM), Oatly Group (OTLY), Mama's Creations (MAMA), Forafric Global (AFRI), Bridgford Foods (BRID), Wing Yip Food Holdings Group (WYHG), Borealis Foods (BRLS), Barfresh Food Group (BRFH), and Above Food Ingredients (ABVE). Beyond Meat vs. Its Competitors McDonald's Yum! Brands Oatly Group Mama's Creations Forafric Global Bridgford Foods Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Borealis Foods Barfresh Food Group Above Food Ingredients Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings. Do analysts rate BYND or MCD? Beyond Meat currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.45%. McDonald's has a consensus price target of $325.86, indicating a potential upside of 7.07%. Given McDonald's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Beyond Meat.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beyond Meat 3 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.25McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more volatility and risk, BYND or MCD? Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BYND or MCD? McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McDonald's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBeyond Meat$326.45M0.68-$160.28M-$2.18-1.33McDonald's$25.92B8.38$8.22B$11.6726.08 Is BYND or MCD more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 32.21% compared to Beyond Meat's net margin of -52.27%. Beyond Meat's return on equity of 0.00% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beyond Meat-52.27% N/A -22.97% McDonald's 32.21%-225.52%15.07% Does the media refer more to BYND or MCD? In the previous week, McDonald's had 70 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for McDonald's and 4 mentions for Beyond Meat. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Beyond Meat's score of -0.07 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Beyond Meat 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral McDonald's 52 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in BYND or MCD? 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMcDonald's beats Beyond Meat on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BYND and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BYND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBeyond MeatFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$218.44M$6.50B$15.75B$10.42BDividend YieldN/A4.20%3.16%4.61%P/E Ratio-1.336.8217.6426.42Price / Sales0.6829.4047.96127.65Price / CashN/A7.3514.7161.52Price / Book-0.311.257.396.39Net Income-$160.28M$614.40M$672.25M$271.13M7 Day Performance4.69%-1.91%0.46%0.93%1 Month Performance11.97%-4.67%2.12%7.52%1 Year Performance-57.04%-25.94%-1.60%30.06% Beyond Meat Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BYNDBeyond Meat1.8116 of 5 stars$2.90+1.8%$3.00+3.4%-57.3%$218.44M$326.45M-1.33880MCDMcDonald's4.7206 of 5 stars$302.08-1.1%$325.14+7.6%+1.4%$215.56B$25.92B25.88150,000Positive NewsYUMYum! Brands4.316 of 5 stars$149.12-0.2%$161.23+8.1%+11.6%$41.39B$7.55B29.4140,000Positive NewsOTLYOatly Group1.162 of 5 stars$17.58-2.1%$17.25-1.9%-4.2%$532.85M$823.67M-2.681,482MAMAMama's Creations4.3456 of 5 stars$9.74+3.5%$13.00+33.5%+45.9%$394.47M$123.33M88.55N/APositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAFRIForafric Global0.0834 of 5 stars$8.34flatN/A-23.9%$224.17M$274.22M0.001Positive NewsBRIDBridgford Foods1.2639 of 5 stars$7.86+2.5%N/A-14.2%$71.35M$227.36M-9.82700Positive NewsGap UpWYHGWing Yip Food Holdings GroupN/A$1.34-6.9%N/AN/A$67.44M$146.11M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeBRLSBorealis Foods0.0843 of 5 stars$2.63-4.0%N/A-58.4%$56.24M$28.48M-2.89N/AGap UpBRFHBarfresh Food Group2.5419 of 5 stars$2.92+2.8%N/A+38.4%$46.55M$10.98M-14.6010Gap UpABVEAbove Food IngredientsN/A$1.62-1.2%N/A+232.7%$45.05M$273.06M0.00N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McDonald's Competitors Yum! 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