Beyond Meat Stock Rallies Amid Short Squeeze and Analyst Upgrades
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 15 Jan 26
Source: Fool
Beyond Meat's stock surged by 9.57% today, crossing above its 5-day SMA, as it experienced a significant rally driven by a short squeeze effect. Analysts have upgraded their EPS revision ratings for Beyond Meat, indicating growing confidence in its profitability outlook, despite ongoing business struggles and a reported decline in revenue. The stock's recent volatility highlights the impact of social media traders and market sentiment, suggesting that while the stock is currently performing well, caution is advised for long-term investors.
Analyst Views on BYND
Wall Street analysts forecast BYND stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BYND is 0.93 USD with a low forecast of 0.80 USD and a high forecast of 1.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
1 Hold
3 Sell
Moderate Sell
Current: 0.830
Low
0.80
Averages
0.93
High
1.00
Current: 0.830
Low
0.80
Averages
0.93
High
1.00
About BYND
Beyond Meat, Inc. is a plant-based meat company offering a portfolio of plant-based meats. The Company sells a range of plant-based meat products across its three core platforms of beef, pork and poultry. The primary components of animal-based meat are amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, trace minerals and water, which are not exclusive to animals and are plentiful in plants. Its beef platform products contain protein primarily derived from one or a combination of pea protein, rice protein, faba bean protein and wheat gluten. Its pork platform products include Beyond Sausage, Beyond Breakfast Sausage Patties, Beyond Breakfast Sausage Links and Beyond Sausage Crumbles. Its poultry platform consists of products that mimic animal-based chicken in its various merchandised forms, including chicken tenders, chicken nuggets and popcorn chicken. Its primary products under its poultry platform include Beyond Chicken Tenders, Beyond Chicken Nuggets and Beyond Popcorn Chicken.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
