Barclays Has Lowered Expectations for Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) Stock Price

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) had its price objective lowered by equities research analysts at Barclays from $10.00 to $5.00 in a report released on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “underweight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price target suggests a potential downside of 17.08% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on BYND. Wall Street Zen raised Beyond Meat from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Beyond Meat in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Strong Sell” and an average target price of $21.67.

Beyond Meat Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:BYND traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $6.03. 1,679,123 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 935,707. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.36 and a beta of 2.93. Beyond Meat has a one year low of $5.75 and a one year high of $44.40. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.63, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.57.

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported ($2.21) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.97) by ($0.24). Beyond Meat had a net margin of 75.40% and a negative return on equity of 100.55%. The company had revenue of $64.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $62.00 million. Sell-side analysts expect that Beyond Meat will post -13.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Beyond Meat

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BYND. Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new position in shares of Beyond Meat during the second quarter worth approximately $71,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Beyond Meat by 148.0% during the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 109,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 65,145 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in Beyond Meat in the 2nd quarter worth $1,550,000. Two Sigma Securities LLC raised its position in Beyond Meat by 64.9% in the 2nd quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 51,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 20,070 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp purchased a new position in Beyond Meat in the 2nd quarter worth $106,000. Institutional investors own 52.48% of the company’s stock.

Key Beyond Meat News

Here are the key news stories impacting Beyond Meat this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 gross margin rose to 19.3% from 7.4% a year earlier, a five-year high, and reports noted a sharp reduction in cash burn. These operational improvements offer some support despite falling sales. Article: Q3 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Q3 revenue of $64.5 million topped estimates of about $62 million, but still fell 8.1% year over year. International retail was cited as a relative bright spot, while overall sales momentum remained weak. Article: Beyond Meat Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Negative Sentiment: The quarterly loss per share was $2.21, worse than analyst expectations, and Q4 revenue guidance of $54–59 million (midpoint $56.5 million) is below Q3 revenue and consensus forecasts. The outlook reinforces concerns that sales are still contracting. Article: Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its price target to $5 from $10 and maintained an Underweight rating, signaling a cautious view of BYND’s prospects. Article: Barclays price-target change
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary highlighted continued operating losses, negative free cash flow and low working capital, raising concerns about balance-sheet strain and potential dilution or bankruptcy risk. These are analyst concerns, not a company announcement. Article: Beyond Meat: Troubles Only Building

Beyond Meat Company Profile

Beyond Meat, Inc develops, manufactures and markets plant-based meat products designed to replicate the taste, texture and nutritional characteristics of animal-based meat. Its product portfolio has included plant-based beef, chicken and sausage alternatives, such as burgers, ground meat, breakfast sausage and breaded chicken products.

The company sells its products through grocery and retail outlets, restaurants, foodservice distributors and other commercial channels. Beyond Meat has served customers in the United States and international markets, with products available in various countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific through retail and foodservice partnerships.

Founded in 2009 by Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat is headquartered in El Segundo, California.