Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | El Segundo, United States | NasdaqGS
6.85 USD
-0.32
(-4.463%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.85 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. EDT
The fundamental reality here is a business in freefall with no safety net. Beyond Meat has endured five consecutive years of negative annual returns, culminating in a catastrophic -98.5% drop over the last six years. With revenue shrinking by 8.2%, operating margins deeply negative, and a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 700%, the company is burning cash without generating value. The balance sheet is fragile, and there is no dividend to provide any cushion. While retail headlines hype a potential short squeeze, the technical setup is dire: the stock is trading significantly below its 50-day and 200-day averages, and the options chain is screaming 'sell' with heavy put volume at strikes far below the current price. The statistical forecast models a further decline, aligning with the fundamental rot. This is not a value trap; it is a valueless asset waiting for a catalyst that currently does not exist. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.115484 |
| AutoTheta | 0.180458 |
| AutoETS | 0.281944 |
| MSTL | 0.285801 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 2.40 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.681 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.61 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 718.525 |
| Revenue per Share | 21.846 |
| Market Cap | 117,778,648 |
| Forward P/E | -0.66 |
| Beta | 2.85 |
| Profit Margins | 115.85% |
| Website | https://www.beyondmeat.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a crash, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes $0.50-$2.00) expiring in late October and November, creating a 'pin risk' zone well below current prices. Conversely, call activity is negligible and concentrated in strikes far above the current price, indicating a lack of near-term bullish conviction despite some retail chatter about a short squeeze.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.8446712 |
| Address1 | 888 North Douglas Street |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 7,191.3 |
| All Time Low | 6.67 |
| Ask | 7.8 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 888,600 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,372,377 |
| Average Volume | 1,372,377 |
| Average Volume10Days | 888,600 |
| Beta | 2.848 |
| Bid | 5.85 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 3.301 |
| City | El Segundo |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.85 |
| Current Ratio | 2.634 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 7.19 |
| Day Low | 6.7145 |
| Debt To Equity | 718.525 |
| Display Name | Beyond Meat |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,963,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,963,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | -130,316,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.50345004 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -2.718 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.368 |
| Enterprise Value | 354,222,560 |
| Eps Current Year | -11.829 |
| Eps Forward | -10.4244 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -23.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.9024 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.0524 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.371698 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -84.46712 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 230.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -223.84999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.9703077 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.67 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.17999983 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.026986482 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.67 - 230.7 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,556,803,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 15,580,297 |
| Forward Eps | -10.4244 |
| Forward P E | -0.6571121 |
| Free Cashflow | -7,388,375 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 589 |
| Fullday Change | -0.32000017 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.4630427 |
| Fullday Price | 6.85 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.102460004 |
| Gross Profits | 26,522,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03375 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.32127997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 17,193,965 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,786,665,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:30 |
| 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 | 117,778,648 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_222996066 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,518,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 258,864,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 172,455,468 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 7.18 |
| Operating Cashflow | -110,113,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.42488998 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Peg Ratio | 40.75 |
| Phone | 866 756 4112 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 6.85 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,190,358 |
| Previous Close | 7.17 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -0.5790853 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.0751286 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.45501614 |
| Profit Margins | 1.15852 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.756 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.32 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.46304 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.19 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.7145 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.7145 - 7.19 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.18 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.17 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.85 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 763,573 |
| Return On Assets | -0.15537 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.082 |
| Revenue Per Share | 21.846 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 17,193,965 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.33130002 |
| Shares Short | 5,696,198 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,672,133 |
| Short Name | Beyond Meat, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.33540002 |
| Short Ratio | 4.23 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | BYND |
| Target High Price | 15.0 |
| Target Low Price | 10.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.5 |
| Target Median Price | 12.5 |
| Total Cash | 171,368,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 9.967 |
| Total Debt | 407,812,992 |
| Total Revenue | 258,844,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -23.4 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 19.7881 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -12.938099 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.6538323 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 763,573 |
| Website | https://www.beyondmeat.com |
| Zip | 90,245 |