Beyond Meat (BYND) Competitors $3.26 +0.01 (+0.15%) As of 01:24 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BYND vs. MCD, YUM, OTLY, MAMA, AFRI, BRLS, BRID, WYHG, BRFH, and JVAShould you be buying Beyond Meat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Beyond Meat include McDonald's (MCD), Yum! Brands (YUM), Oatly Group (OTLY), Mama's Creations (MAMA), Forafric Global (AFRI), Borealis Foods (BRLS), Bridgford Foods (BRID), Wing Yip Food Holdings Group (WYHG), Barfresh Food Group (BRFH), and Coffee (JVA). Beyond Meat vs. Its Competitors McDonald's Yum! Brands Oatly Group Mama's Creations Forafric Global Borealis Foods Bridgford Foods Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Barfresh Food Group Coffee McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Does the media favor MCD or BYND? In the previous week, McDonald's had 101 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 105 mentions for McDonald's and 4 mentions for Beyond Meat. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.54 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McDonald's 55 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 10 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Beyond Meat 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend MCD or BYND? McDonald's presently has a consensus target price of $319.48, suggesting a potential upside of 7.33%. Beyond Meat has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Given Beyond Meat's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than McDonald's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Beyond Meat 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33 Is MCD or BYND more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Beyond Meat's net margin of -49.70%. Beyond Meat's return on equity of 0.00% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McDonald's31.75% -195.27% 15.21% Beyond Meat -49.70%N/A -23.00% Which has more risk & volatility, MCD or BYND? McDonald's has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.19, meaning that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MCD or BYND? 70.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, MCD or BYND? McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McDonald's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMcDonald's$25.92B8.21$8.22B$11.3326.27Beyond Meat$326.45M0.76-$160.28M-$2.28-1.43 SummaryMcDonald's beats Beyond Meat on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Beyond Meat News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BYND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BYND 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 NASDAQ 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 BYND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBeyond MeatFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$249.68M$7.14B$16.07B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A6.55%3.13%4.03%P/E Ratio-1.437.7619.6719.64Price / Sales0.7621.2745.86188.30Price / CashN/A7.2414.7257.93Price / Book-0.351.346.035.63Net Income-$160.28M$614.40M$691.68M$257.73M7 Day Performance-6.98%-5.02%1.45%0.07%1 Month Performance-1.06%-3.20%0.91%8.32%1 Year Performance-56.41%-20.96%3.64%13.78% Beyond Meat Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BYNDBeyond Meat2.2804 of 5 stars$3.27+0.2%$4.00+22.5%-51.3%$249.68M$326.45M-1.43880Positive NewsMCDMcDonald's4.5673 of 5 stars$293.49-0.2%$321.17+9.4%+19.1%$209.85B$25.92B25.90150,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastYUMYum! Brands4.5611 of 5 stars$150.22+0.1%$157.86+5.1%+13.4%$41.76B$7.55B29.9240,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOTLYOatly Group1.7818 of 5 stars$12.46-1.5%$16.80+34.8%-35.3%$372.90M$822.04M-2.181,482Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMAMAMama's Creations2.0099 of 5 stars$8.59-4.4%$10.50+22.2%+13.3%$323.07M$123.33M78.10N/AAFRIForafric Global0.243 of 5 stars$7.73-1.3%N/A-28.5%$207.78M$274.22M0.001High Trading VolumeBRLSBorealis Foods1.2639 of 5 stars$3.39-6.6%N/A-62.4%$72.48M$27.67M-3.42N/ABRIDBridgford Foods1.7047 of 5 stars$7.71-2.8%N/A-23.4%$70.01M$223.65M-9.40700Gap DownWYHGWing Yip Food Holdings GroupN/A$1.30-5.8%N/AN/A$65.43M$144.63M0.00N/AGap UpBRFHBarfresh Food Group2.3784 of 5 stars$3.35+10.9%$4.50+34.3%-26.8%$53.33M$10.72M-15.9510Positive NewsGap UpJVACoffee2.9686 of 5 stars$4.36-2.0%N/A+103.3%$24.90M$78.56M6.8180News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McDonald's Competitors Yum! 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