Beyond Meat (BYND) Competitors $2.50 -0.04 (-1.57%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.50 0.00 (-0.20%) As of 08:46 AM 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, WYHG, BRID, BRLS, ABVE, and BRFHShould 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), Wing Yip Food Holdings Group (WYHG), Bridgford Foods (BRID), Borealis Foods (BRLS), Above Food Ingredients (ABVE), and Barfresh Food Group (BRFH). Beyond Meat vs. Its Competitors McDonald's Yum! Brands Oatly Group Mama's Creations Forafric Global Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Bridgford Foods Borealis Foods Above Food Ingredients Barfresh Food Group Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts recommend BYND or MCD? Beyond Meat presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.00%. McDonald's has a consensus price target of $326.38, suggesting a potential upside of 4.05%. Given Beyond Meat's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than McDonald's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beyond Meat 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Which has more volatility and risk, BYND or MCD? Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$326.45M0.59-$160.28M-$2.18-1.15McDonald's$25.92B8.64$8.22B$11.6726.88 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BYND or MCD? 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor BYND or MCD? In the previous week, McDonald's had 45 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for McDonald's and 3 mentions for Beyond Meat. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.38 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) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral McDonald's 30 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMcDonald's beats Beyond Meat on 12 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$191.62M$7.89B$16.41B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A5.37%3.01%4.48%P/E Ratio-1.157.9418.5926.57Price / Sales0.5937.2248.69112.35Price / CashN/A7.0114.8828.92Price / Book-0.271.306.206.08Net Income-$160.28M$614.40M$682.78M$265.84M7 Day Performance0.40%-2.22%0.23%-0.10%1 Month Performance-12.89%0.18%2.41%5.86%1 Year Performance-58.88%-28.10%1.63%18.11% Beyond Meat Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BYNDBeyond Meat1.9213 of 5 stars$2.50-1.6%$3.00+20.0%-58.9%$191.62M$326.45M-1.15880Gap UpMCDMcDonald's4.6007 of 5 stars$313.18-0.3%$326.38+4.2%+8.7%$223.49B$25.92B26.84150,000YUMYum! Brands4.0592 of 5 stars$146.92-0.6%$161.23+9.7%+8.9%$40.78B$7.55B28.9840,000Positive NewsOTLYOatly Group0.3708 of 5 stars$18.28+2.8%$17.25-5.6%+0.7%$547.12M$823.67M-2.781,482MAMAMama's Creations3.3676 of 5 stars$8.44-1.9%$10.50+24.4%-0.4%$317.43M$123.33M76.73N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAFRIForafric Global0.0343 of 5 stars$8.73-5.1%N/A-23.0%$234.66M$274.22M0.001WYHGWing Yip Food Holdings GroupN/A$1.58+0.6%N/AN/A$79.52M$145.48M0.00N/AGap DownBRIDBridgford Foods0.9425 of 5 stars$7.43-1.4%N/A-43.5%$67.40M$224.67M-9.28700Gap UpBRLSBorealis Foods0.888 of 5 stars$3.10+1.0%N/A-68.9%$66.28M$27.67M-3.41N/AGap UpABVEAbove Food IngredientsN/A$2.04+7.9%N/A+156.2%$56.73M$273.06M0.00N/ANews CoverageBRFHBarfresh Food Group0.7589 of 5 stars$2.86-4.7%N/A-14.6%$45.59M$10.72M-14.3010Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McDonald's Competitors Yum! 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