Tyson Foods (TSN) Competitors

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

Is TSN or BYND more profitable?

Tyson Foods has a net margin of 1.45% compared to Beyond Meat's net margin of -52.27%. Tyson Foods' return on equity of 7.49% beat Beyond Meat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tyson Foods	1.45%	7.49%	3.77%
Beyond Meat	-52.27%	N/A	-22.97%

Does the media favor TSN or BYND?

In the previous week, Tyson Foods had 7 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Tyson Foods and 14 mentions for Beyond Meat. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.21 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beyond Meat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate TSN or BYND?

Tyson Foods presently has a consensus price target of $61.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.60%. Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.85%. Given Beyond Meat's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Tyson Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tyson Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
Beyond Meat	4 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TSN or BYND?

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	$53.31B	0.36	$800M	$2.20	24.73
Beyond Meat	$326.45M	0.56	-$160.28M	-$2.18	-1.08

Which has more volatility and risk, TSN or BYND?

Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

67.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Tyson Foods 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tyson Foods beats Beyond Meat on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.