Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) closed at $73.66 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.31% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.15%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.05%.
Heading into today, shares of the plant-based meat company had lost 8.47% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 2.76% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.32% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from BYND as it approaches its next earnings release.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for BYND should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
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The Food - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 149, which puts it in the bottom 42% of all 250+ industries.
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