Tyson Foods (TSN) Competitors

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 companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, TSN or BYND?

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

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	-23.14%

Do analysts prefer TSN or BYND?

Tyson Foods presently has a consensus price target of $61.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.38%. Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.14%. 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	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Beyond Meat	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Which has stronger valuation & 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	0.37	$800M	$2.20	25.49
Beyond Meat	$326.45M	0.65	-$160.28M	-$2.18	-1.27

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to TSN or BYND?

In the previous week, Tyson Foods had 21 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Tyson Foods and 13 mentions for Beyond Meat. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Beyond Meat's score of -0.34 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	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beyond Meat	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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