Beyond Meat Inc's stock surged by 15.63% during regular trading, crossing above the 20-day SMA, reflecting a notable recovery in the stock price.
This increase comes amid broader market strength, with the Nasdaq-100 up 0.40% and the S&P 500 slightly up by 0.01%. Despite the recent challenges faced by Beyond Meat, including significant operational losses and ongoing investigations, the stock's movement indicates a potential shift in investor sentiment, possibly driven by sector rotation.
The implications of this price movement suggest that investors may be reassessing Beyond Meat's long-term viability, especially in light of its recent financial struggles and market exit strategies. However, the stock's rise could also reflect a temporary rebound rather than a fundamental recovery.
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
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.
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
Mizuho
Underperform
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$1
2025-11-13
Reason
Mizuho
Price Target
$1
AI Analysis
2025-11-13
downgrade
Underperform
Reason
Mizuho lowered the firm's price target on Beyond Meat to $1 from $1.50 and keeps an Underperform rating on the shares post the Q3 report. The firm says that with U.S. demand for animal meat at multi-decade highs, and pricing from plant-based meat peers becomes more competitive, Beyond Meat's risks to growth remain skewed to the downside.
Barclays
Benjamin Theurer
Underweight
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$2 -> $1
2025-11-12
Reason
Barclays
Benjamin Theurer
Price Target
$2 -> $1
2025-11-12
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Underweight
Reason
Barclays analyst Benjamin Theurer lowered the firm's price target on Beyond Meat to $1 from $2 and keeps an Underweight rating on the shares. The company reported "another quarter of declines and a muted outlook," the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says category demand remains weak for plant-based meat.
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Mizuho
John Baumgartner
Underperform
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$2
2025-10-24
Reason
Mizuho
John Baumgartner
Price Target
$2
2025-10-24
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Underperform
Reason
Mizuho analyst John Baumgartner lowered the firm's price target on Beyond Meat to $1.50 from $2 and keeps an Underperform rating on the shares. The company has improved its balance sheet following last week's convertible notes exchange, but at the expense of significant equity dilution, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Mizuho says "weak" category and company fundamentals warrant an Underperform rating on Beyond Meat.
TD Cowen
Robert Moskow
Sell
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$2
2025-10-14
Reason
TD Cowen
Robert Moskow
Price Target
$2
2025-10-14
downgrade
Sell
Reason
TD Cowen analyst Robert Moskow lowered the firm's price target on Beyond Meat to 80c from $2 and keeps a Sell rating on the shares. The firm updated its model to reflect significant shareholder dilution resulting from the exchange offer of its convertible notes. The transaction reduces Beyond's debt principal by 83% and increases share count by 413%. The company remains financially and operationally challenged.
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.
