Beyond Meat (BYND) Competitors $4.28 +0.06 (+1.42%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.28 +0.00 (+0.12%) As of 04:32 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, BRLS, ABVE, BRID, WYHG, 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), Borealis Foods (BRLS), Above Food Ingredients (ABVE), Bridgford Foods (BRID), Wing Yip Food Holdings Group (WYHG), and Barfresh Food Group (BRFH). Beyond Meat vs. Its Competitors McDonald's Yum! Brands Oatly Group Mama's Creations Forafric Global Borealis Foods Above Food Ingredients Bridgford Foods Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Barfresh Food Group McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has better valuation and earnings, MCD or BYND? 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 RatioMcDonald's$25.71B8.28$8.22B$11.3326.29Beyond Meat$319.58M1.02-$160.28M-$2.28-1.88 Which has more risk & volatility, MCD or BYND? McDonald's has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MCD or BYND? McDonald's currently has a consensus price target of $322.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.11%. Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.54%. 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 McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41Beyond Meat 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MCD or BYND? 70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MCD or BYND more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Beyond Meat's net margin of -49.70%. Beyond Meat's return on equity of 0.00% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McDonald's31.75% -195.27% 15.21% Beyond Meat -49.70%N/A -23.00% Does the media refer more to MCD or BYND? In the previous week, McDonald's had 75 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 81 mentions for McDonald's and 6 mentions for Beyond Meat. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.31 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McDonald's 48 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Beyond Meat 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryMcDonald's beats Beyond Meat on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Beyond Meat News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BYND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$327.30M$7.28B$16.20B$9.45BDividend YieldN/A6.59%3.18%4.02%P/E Ratio-1.887.9020.1920.12Price / Sales1.0216.3545.6599.64Price / CashN/A7.1714.7958.29Price / Book-0.461.386.175.81Net Income-$160.28M$614.40M$689.13M$258.18M7 Day Performance28.14%1.37%2.99%3.98%1 Month Performance24.42%0.50%5.47%14.81%1 Year Performance-30.52%-14.06%1.44%19.30% Beyond Meat Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BYNDBeyond Meat1.688 of 5 stars$4.28+1.4%$4.00-6.5%-31.5%$327.30M$319.58M-1.88880News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMCDMcDonald's4.5098 of 5 stars$301.86+0.6%$319.48+5.8%+15.2%$215.84B$25.92B26.64150,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementYUMYum! Brands4.5893 of 5 stars$147.26-1.7%$159.86+8.6%+15.4%$40.93B$7.55B29.3440,000OTLYOatly Group1.0223 of 5 stars$13.03-0.5%$16.80+28.9%-31.4%$389.99M$823.67M-2.281,482News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownMAMAMama's Creations1.7156 of 5 stars$9.01+2.3%$10.50+16.5%+15.1%$338.87M$123.33M81.92N/APositive NewsAFRIForafric Global0.1308 of 5 stars$7.74-0.1%N/A-30.9%$208.04M$274.22M0.001News CoverageBRLSBorealis FoodsN/A$3.44+0.9%N/A-68.0%$73.60M$26.62M-3.48N/AGap UpABVEAbove Food IngredientsN/A$2.48-31.7%N/A+32.2%$68.96M$294.84M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeBRIDBridgford FoodsN/A$7.55-0.7%N/A-21.6%$68.55M$223.65M-9.21700Positive NewsWYHGWing Yip Food Holdings GroupN/A$1.22-2.4%N/AN/A$61.40M$144.63M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownBRFHBarfresh Food Group2.2563 of 5 stars$3.00-9.9%$4.50+50.0%-15.3%$47.76M$10.82M-14.2910 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McDonald's Competitors Yum! Brands Competitors Oatly Group Competitors Mama's Creations Competitors Forafric Global Competitors Borealis Foods Competitors Above Food Ingredients Competitors Bridgford Foods Competitors Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Competitors Barfresh Food Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BYND) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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