Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 3.83 compared to its previous closing price of 3.39. However, the company has seen a gain of 7.98% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-14 that Two Agritech and Food innovation stocks have strong revenue and earnings growth potential for 2025. These are: BYND, TSN.
Is It Worth Investing in Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.34. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for BYND is 71.59M, and at present, short sellers hold a 46.01% of that float. On March 18, 2025, the average trading volume of BYND was 3.68M shares.
BYND’s Market Performance
BYND’s stock has seen a 7.98% increase for the week, with a -8.81% drop in the past month and a -12.00% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.51%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.32% for Beyond Meat Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.24% for BYND’s stock, with a -35.21% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BYND
Consumer Edge Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BYND reach a price target of $5. The rating they have provided for BYND stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on November 13th, 2023.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Underperform” to BYND, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on October 12th of the previous year.
BYND Trading at -6.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BYND to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -65.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.51%, as shares sank -10.89% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.38% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BYND rose by +7.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -50.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.51. In addition, Beyond Meat Inc saw -6.38% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BYND starting from GRAYSON CHELSEA A, who sale 3,330 shares at the price of $3.29 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, GRAYSON CHELSEA A now owns 47,029 shares of Beyond Meat Inc, valued at $10,956 using the latest closing price.
GRAYSON CHELSEA A, the Officer of Beyond Meat Inc, proposed sale 3,330 shares at $3.29 during a trade that took place back on Mar 13 ’25, which means that GRAYSON CHELSEA A is holding shares at $10,956 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BYND
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.48 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for Beyond Meat Inc stands at -0.49. The total capital return value is set at -0.25.
Based on Beyond Meat Inc (BYND), the company’s capital structure generated 1.79 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at -2.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -38.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -156.12 million with net debt to EBITDA at -8.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.66.
Conclusion
To sum up, Beyond Meat Inc (BYND) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
