Tyson Foods (TSN) Competitors $52.53 +0.37 (+0.71%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$52.46 -0.07 (-0.14%) As of 10/17/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TSN vs. BYND, KHC, PPC, COTY, FLO, MED, SYY, HSY, K, and GISShould you be buying Tyson Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tyson Foods include Beyond Meat (BYND), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Coty (COTY), Flowers Foods (FLO), Medifast (MED), Sysco (SYY), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), and General Mills (GIS). Tyson Foods vs. Its Competitors Beyond Meat Kraft Heinz Pilgrim's Pride Coty Flowers Foods Medifast Sysco Hershey Kellanova General Mills 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBeyond Meat$326.45M0.15-$160.28M-$2.18-0.30Tyson Foods$53.31B0.35$800M$2.2023.88 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) 1.25Tyson 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. SummaryTyson Foods beats Beyond Meat on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TSN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTyson FoodsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.67B$6.20B$16.23B$21.81BDividend Yield3.81%4.38%3.21%3.62%P/E Ratio23.886.4917.7332.43Price / Sales0.3529.0147.5981.24Price / Cash7.466.9414.6918.06Price / Book1.011.197.234.59Net Income$800M$614.40M$680.68M$1.01B7 Day Performance0.84%-9.91%2.07%1.31%1 Month Performance-2.00%-17.55%0.04%-0.93%1 Year Performance-12.46%-36.99%-0.07%9.51% Tyson Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSNTyson Foods4.781 of 5 stars$52.53+0.7%$60.92+16.0%-12.5%$18.67B$53.31B23.88138,000News CoverageBYNDBeyond Meat3.4932 of 5 stars$1.03-48.8%$3.00+191.3%-89.9%$79.06M$301.35M-0.47880News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeKHCKraft Heinz4.3226 of 5 stars$25.11-0.2%$29.06+15.7%-29.1%$29.72B$25.31B-5.5936,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPPCPilgrim's Pride2.8827 of 5 stars$37.79-2.6%$47.67+26.1%-17.7%$8.98B$18.18B7.2861,600Positive NewsCOTYCoty4.2327 of 5 stars$4.33+3.2%$6.06+40.2%-43.6%$3.77B$5.89B-9.8311,636FLOFlowers Foods4.6181 of 5 stars$12.53-0.6%$15.33+22.4%-44.4%$2.65B$5.10B12.0410,200MEDMedifast3.005 of 5 stars$13.27flat$16.50+24.3%-28.8%$145.84M$602.46M41.47870SYYSysco4.856 of 5 stars$78.21-0.3%$85.85+9.8%+5.8%$37.42B$81.37B20.9775,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHSYHershey3.9565 of 5 stars$189.18-1.5%$175.89-7.0%+1.2%$38.35B$11.20B25.1220,030Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKKellanova3.0571 of 5 stars$82.81-0.1%$83.38+0.7%+2.5%$28.79B$12.75B21.7324,000GISGeneral Mills4.5529 of 5 stars$48.18-2.4%$55.82+15.9%-30.7%$25.70B$19.49B9.1133,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Beyond Meat Alternatives Kraft Heinz Alternatives Pilgrim's Pride Alternatives Coty Alternatives Flowers Foods Alternatives Medifast Alternatives Sysco Alternatives Hershey Alternatives Kellanova Alternatives General Mills Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TSN) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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