Head-To-Head Comparison: Beyond Meat (BYND) vs. The Competition

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) is one of 328 public companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Beyond Meat to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Beyond Meat and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beyond Meat	$275.50 million	$219.02 million	-0.36
Beyond Meat Competitors	$7.12 billion	$712.67 million	-2,425.75

Beyond Meat’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Beyond Meat and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beyond Meat	88.10%	1,578.22%	31.20%
Beyond Meat Competitors	-12.90%	-127.90%	-2.06%

Volatility and Risk

Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.93, meaning that its stock price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat’s rivals have a beta of -3.84, meaning that their average stock price is 484% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Food Products” companies 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Beyond Meat and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beyond Meat	3	2	0	0	1.40
Beyond Meat Competitors	2456	8309	8387	405	2.34

Beyond Meat presently has a consensus price target of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 265.99%. As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 16.94%. Given Beyond Meat’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than its rivals.

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.