Tyson Foods (TSN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BYND or TSN?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BYND or TSN?

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
Beyond Meat	$326.45M	0.15	-$160.28M	-$2.18	-0.30
Tyson Foods	$53.31B	0.35	$800M	$2.20	23.88

Does the media prefer BYND or TSN?

In the previous week, Beyond Meat had 7 more articles in the media than Tyson Foods. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Beyond Meat and 20 mentions for Tyson Foods. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Beyond Meat's score of -0.10 indicating that Tyson Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beyond Meat	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tyson Foods	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BYND or TSN 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
Beyond Meat	-52.27%	N/A	-22.97%
Tyson Foods	1.45%	7.49%	3.77%

Do analysts recommend BYND or TSN?

Beyond Meat currently has a consensus target price of $2.27, suggesting a potential upside of 251.09%. Tyson Foods has a consensus target price of $60.92, suggesting a potential upside of 15.97%. Given Beyond Meat's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Tyson Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beyond Meat	6 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Tyson Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06

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

52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Tyson Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tyson Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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