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BYND vs. MCD, TSN, YUM, NOMD, and BRBR

Should you buy Beyond Meat stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Beyond Meat with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Beyond Meat include McDonald's (MCD), Tyson Foods (TSN), Yum! Brands (YUM), Nomad Foods (NOMD), and BellRing Brands (BRBR).

How does Beyond Meat compare to McDonald's?

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

McDonald's presently has a consensus price target of $334.45, suggesting a potential upside of 21.37%. Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $0.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Given McDonald's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Beyond Meat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McDonald's	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Beyond Meat	7 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.22

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McDonald's	$26.89B	7.28	$8.56B	$12.13	22.72
Beyond Meat	$275.50M	1.46	$219.02M	-$2.22	N/A

In the previous week, McDonald's had 116 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 130 mentions for McDonald's and 14 mentions for Beyond Meat. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.07 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	50 Very Positive mention(s)	23 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	22 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Beyond Meat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Beyond Meat has a net margin of 54.95% compared to McDonald's' net margin of 31.62%. Beyond Meat's return on equity of -54.39% beat McDonald's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McDonald's	31.62%	-442.10%	14.75%
Beyond Meat	54.95%	-54.39%	32.46%

McDonald's has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.85, indicating that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the broader market.

70.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

McDonald's beats Beyond Meat on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Beyond Meat compare to Tyson Foods?

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Tyson Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tyson Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tyson Foods	$54.44B	0.43	$474M	$1.27	52.67
Beyond Meat	$275.50M	1.46	$219.02M	-$2.22	N/A

Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.85, suggesting that its share price is 185% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Tyson Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Tyson Foods and 14 mentions for Beyond Meat. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.07 indicating that Tyson Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tyson Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beyond Meat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

67.0% of Tyson Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Tyson Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Beyond Meat has a net margin of 54.95% compared to Tyson Foods' net margin of 0.81%. Tyson Foods' return on equity of 7.59% beat Beyond Meat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tyson Foods	0.81%	7.59%	3.84%
Beyond Meat	54.95%	-54.39%	32.46%

Tyson Foods presently has a consensus target price of $68.27, suggesting a potential upside of 2.07%. Beyond Meat has a consensus target price of $0.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Given Beyond Meat's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Tyson Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tyson Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Beyond Meat	7 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.22

Summary

Tyson Foods beats Beyond Meat on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Beyond Meat compare to Yum! Brands?

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.85, meaning that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the broader market.

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yum! Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yum! Brands	$8.21B	5.03	$1.56B	$6.20	24.15
Beyond Meat	$275.50M	1.46	$219.02M	-$2.22	N/A

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Beyond Meat had 2 more articles in the media than Yum! Brands. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Beyond Meat and 12 mentions for Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.07 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Yum! Brands	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beyond Meat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Yum! Brands presently has a consensus target price of $176.22, suggesting a potential upside of 17.67%. Beyond Meat has a consensus target price of $0.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Given Yum! Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Beyond Meat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yum! Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Beyond Meat	7 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.22

Beyond Meat has a net margin of 54.95% compared to Yum! Brands' net margin of 20.48%. Yum! Brands' return on equity of -23.51% beat Beyond Meat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yum! Brands	20.48%	-23.51%	22.95%
Beyond Meat	54.95%	-54.39%	32.46%

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Beyond Meat on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Beyond Meat compare to Nomad Foods?

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) and Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability.

Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.85, suggesting that its share price is 185% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nomad Foods has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Beyond Meat had 1 more articles in the media than Nomad Foods. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Beyond Meat and 13 mentions for Nomad Foods. Nomad Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.07 indicating that Nomad Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beyond Meat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nomad Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Beyond Meat has a net margin of 54.95% compared to Nomad Foods' net margin of 4.43%. Nomad Foods' return on equity of 9.05% beat Beyond Meat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beyond Meat	54.95%	-54.39%	32.46%
Nomad Foods	4.43%	9.05%	3.61%

52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Nomad Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Beyond Meat has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nomad Foods. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nomad Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beyond Meat	$275.50M	1.46	$219.02M	-$2.22	N/A
Nomad Foods	$3.43B	0.38	$154.66M	$1.03	8.82

Beyond Meat currently has a consensus target price of $0.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Nomad Foods has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.53%. Given Nomad Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nomad Foods is more favorable than Beyond Meat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beyond Meat	7 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.22
Nomad Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Nomad Foods beats Beyond Meat on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Beyond Meat compare to BellRing Brands?

BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.85, meaning that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Beyond Meat had 2 more articles in the media than BellRing Brands. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Beyond Meat and 12 mentions for BellRing Brands. BellRing Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.07 indicating that BellRing Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BellRing Brands	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Beyond Meat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Beyond Meat has a net margin of 54.95% compared to BellRing Brands' net margin of 6.78%. BellRing Brands' return on equity of -44.06% beat Beyond Meat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BellRing Brands	6.78%	-44.06%	19.42%
Beyond Meat	54.95%	-54.39%	32.46%

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of BellRing Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Beyond Meat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Beyond Meat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BellRing Brands. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BellRing Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BellRing Brands	$2.32B	0.47	$216.20M	$1.29	7.17
Beyond Meat	$275.50M	1.46	$219.02M	-$2.22	N/A

BellRing Brands presently has a consensus target price of $23.73, suggesting a potential upside of 156.47%. Beyond Meat has a consensus target price of $0.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Given BellRing Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Beyond Meat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BellRing Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37
Beyond Meat	7 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.22

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Beyond Meat on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BYND vs. The Competition

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Metric	Beyond Meat	FOOD Industry	Staples Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$409.59M	$7.58B	$16.24B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	6.96%	3.49%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	-0.35	11.14	23.22	25.65
Price / Sales	1.46	27.87	47.70	78.93
Price / Cash	N/A	5.95	16.36	55.34
Price / Book	-19.51	1.19	5.25	6.66
Net Income	$219.02M	$502.56M	$674.08M	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	-12.59%	-4.82%	-2.71%	-0.11%
1 Month Performance	8.42%	-0.73%	-3.13%	3.94%
1 Year Performance	-68.40%	-35.86%	-12.24%	36.07%

Beyond Meat Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BYND Beyond Meat	1.7495 of 5 stars	$0.78 -1.8%	$0.83 +5.7%	-68.9%	$409.59M	$275.50M	N/A	880
MCD McDonald's	4.7489 of 5 stars	$274.36 -0.5%	$334.45 +21.9%	-10.8%	$195.02B	$27.45B	22.62	150,000	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
TSN Tyson Foods	3.1192 of 5 stars	$67.02 -2.0%	$68.27 +1.9%	+20.8%	$23.60B	$55.71B	52.77	133,000	Dividend Announcement
YUM Yum! Brands	4.7961 of 5 stars	$150.33 -1.1%	$176.22 +17.2%	+2.8%	$41.43B	$8.49B	24.25	49,000	Positive News Dividend Announcement
NOMD Nomad Foods	4.911 of 5 stars	$9.48 +0.4%	$12.50 +31.9%	-50.8%	$1.35B	$2.99B	9.20	7,752	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade

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Beyond Meat (BYND) Competitors

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Beyond Meat (BYND) Competitors

BYND vs. MCD, TSN, YUM, NOMD, and BRBR

How does Beyond Meat compare to McDonald's?

Do analysts recommend MCD or BYND?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MCD or BYND?

Does the media prefer MCD or BYND?

Is MCD or BYND more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, MCD or BYND?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MCD or BYND?

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How does Beyond Meat compare to Tyson Foods?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TSN or BYND?

Which has more risk and volatility, TSN or BYND?

Does the media prefer TSN or BYND?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TSN or BYND?

Is TSN or BYND more profitable?

Do analysts rate TSN or BYND?

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Which has more risk and volatility, YUM or BYND?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, YUM or BYND?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in YUM or BYND?

Does the media prefer YUM or BYND?

Do analysts prefer YUM or BYND?

Is YUM or BYND more profitable?

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How does Beyond Meat compare to Nomad Foods?

Which has more volatility and risk, BYND or NOMD?

Does the media favor BYND or NOMD?

Is BYND or NOMD more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BYND or NOMD?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BYND or NOMD?

Do analysts recommend BYND or NOMD?

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How does Beyond Meat compare to BellRing Brands?

Which has more risk & volatility, BRBR or BYND?

Does the media prefer BRBR or BYND?

Is BRBR or BYND more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BRBR or BYND?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BRBR or BYND?

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