Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | El Segundo, United States | NasdaqGS
0.82 USD
+0.04
(5.192%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 0.83 +0.01 (1.495%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:28 p.m. EDT
Despite recent speculator positioning targeting a $2.00 upside move, the fundamentals present a permanent bearish case: the company predicts an 18% revenue decline, reports negative margins, and trades at a double-digit P/S multiple despite -2.38 Forward P/E. The 'hot' narrative is artifically buoyed by new product launches, but the balance sheet is fragile and the burn rate is accelerating. This is a value trap with deteriorating economics masked by hype. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.078492 |
| MSTL | 0.142639 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.171013 |
| AutoETS | 0.171017 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.92 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.511 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.66 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Revenue per Share | 1.774 |
| Market Cap | 381,325,760 |
| Forward P/E | -2.38 |
| Beta | 2.68 |
| Profit Margins | 79.50% |
| Website | https://www.beyondmeat.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:28 p.m. EDT: Call speculators show heavy positioning at $2.00 strikes (May 15-22 expirations), indicating a breakout target well above current price. However, put activity at the $0.50 strike (ITM relative to current $0.82 price) shows massive Open Interest compared to call OI, suggesting a 'floor' defense if support breaks. Implied Volatility is extremely low (1.4%–2.8%), reflecting low expectations for a move near current levels, while recent price action shows a tentative bounce from $0.59 lows, trading above the 50-day average.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.6917603 |
| Address1 | 888 North Douglas Street |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 239.71 |
| All Time Low | 0.5 |
| Ask | 0.8537 |
| Ask Size | 136 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.9 - Underperform |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 50,040,050 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 35,558,598 |
| Average Volume | 35,558,598 |
| Average Volume10Days | 50,040,050 |
| Beta | 2.677 |
| Bid | 0.8005 |
| Bid Size | 129 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | -0.0 |
| City | El Segundo |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.8226 |
| Current Ratio | 4.558 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 0.97 |
| Day Low | 0.8226 |
| Display Name | Beyond Meat |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,774,990,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,774,990,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,987,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | -157,540,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.57184 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -4.319 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.47 |
| Enterprise Value | 680,341,760 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.3775 |
| Eps Forward | -0.345 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.83 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 0.71994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.10266 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.14259522 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -69.17603 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.69 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.8674 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8930299 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.3226 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6452 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.5 - 7.69 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,556,803,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 447,146,865 |
| Forward Eps | -0.345 |
| Forward P E | -2.384348 |
| Free Cashflow | -58,100,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 589 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.07315 |
| Gross Profits | 20,153,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03442 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.4071 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 463,561,581 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of plant-based meat products under the Beyond brand name in the United States and internationally. The company sells a range of plant-based meat products that replicates beef, pork, and poultry meats. It sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club stores, and natural retailer channels, as well as various food-away-from-home channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California. |
| Long Name | Beyond Meat, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 381,325,760 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_222996066 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 178,012,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 381,325,756 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 0.9 |
| Operating Cashflow | -144,931,008 |
| Operating Margins | -1.09203 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 40.75 |
| Phone | 866 756 4112 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0123000145 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.4952607 |
| Post Market Price | 0.8349 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,397 |
| Previous Close | 0.782 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -2.1790729 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3841426 |
| Profit Margins | 0.79502 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.069 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | underperform |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.85714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0406 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 5.19182 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.97 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.8226 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.8226 - 0.97 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.9 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.782 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.8226 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 195,156,210 |
| Return On Assets | -0.17773001 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.197 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.774 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 463,561,581 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.306 |
| Shares Short | 141,726,324 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 143,548,462 |
| Short Name | Beyond Meat, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.3102 |
| Short Ratio | 5.19 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | BYND |
| Target High Price | 1.0 |
| Target Low Price | 0.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 0.66 |
| Target Median Price | 0.6 |
| Total Cash | 203,890,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.44 |
| Total Debt | 502,905,984 |
| Total Revenue | 275,496,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.83 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.6536 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.831 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.5025399 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 195,156,210 |
| Website | https://www.beyondmeat.com |
| Zip | 90,245 |