Tyson Foods (TSN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BYND or TSN?

Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BYND or TSN?

In the previous week, Tyson Foods had 21 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Tyson Foods and 3 mentions for Beyond Meat. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.38 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tyson Foods	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

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 $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.00%. Tyson Foods has a consensus target price of $61.25, suggesting a potential upside of 7.83%. Given Beyond Meat's higher possible upside, 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	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
Tyson Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	0.59	-$160.28M	-$2.18	-1.15
Tyson Foods	$53.31B	0.38	$800M	$2.20	25.82

Summary

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