Volatility is rising in the stock market. Between the recent hot inflation data and mounting geopolitical tensions, investors are starting to reassess the broader economic environment. It seems that the Federal Reserve might not come through with previously anticipated interest rate cuts. This, in turn, has the potential to greatly reduce the speculative juices in the stock market. Throw in some softness in leading AI stocks, and the market’s red flags are mounting.Investors should be repositioning their po ...

As concerns about a global recession grow, it might be wise to consider divesting from certain Nasdaq stocks to sell. The Nasdaq is known for hosting a range of innovative tech companies. However, not all of these align with traditional market strengths. Specifically, some publicly traded companies on the exchange present a dual challenge: they are both high-risk and overvalued.Given that the topic of selling Nasdaq stocks can be sensitive, I will focus this discussion on financial data. You might not agree ...

Beyond Meat produces meat alternatives, while Hormel's business is focused on traditional protein. Only one of these companies currently makes money.If you are the type of investor who likes to buy certain stocks when everyone else is selling them, then you will probably find Beyond Meat (BYND 0.16%) and Hormel Foods (HRL 1.05%) interesting. The problem with investing when there is so-called "blood in the streets," however, is making sure that you're not buying a company facing a very real risk of dying. Wi ...

The new products are the company's meatiest, juiciest beef products yet, provide 21g of plant-based protein and are made with avocado oil, which offers heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, and helped lower the saturated fat to just 2g per serving Consumers can find the new Beyond Burger and Beyond Beef, which are rolling out now in U.S. retail, by looking for the new eye-catching gold packaging EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ:BYND), a leader in plant-based mea ...

Progress may be more challenging for the company than some investors realize.Beyond Meat (BYND -3.91%) went from new industry darling to beaten-down stock over the past few years, and its shares are down a staggering 97% from the high they set soon after the 2019 IPO.The company has been reporting quarter after quarter of declining sales and steep losses, but investors cheered its fourth-quarter earnings report, sending the stock as much as 60% higher. Those gains were short-lived, however, and Beyond Meat ...

In 2023, consumer staples stocks were down a collective 6.5%, vastly underperforming the broader market. That has made investors bullish about the sector in 2024. As the story typically goes, a sector that underperforms one year often outperforms the next year. However, short interest creates a plot twist that may keep this sector down. At least, that seems to be the case for some consumer staples stocks that short sellers are targeting.  Storytellers frequently use foreshadowing to hint at future developme ...

Investors have a chance to buy Beyond Meat (BYND -6.28%) stock at close to fire-sale prices these days. Yet there's no shortage of reasons for this deep discount, which has shares trading at about half of their recent highs. The plant-based meat specialist was rocked by slumping demand following the pandemic-era sales spike. Consumers in the past year haven't been motivated by big price cuts on its meat substitute products, either. Sales are sinking and losses are mounting.That might not sound like a recipe ...

Beware of falling for value traps! In today’s challenging market environment, some stocks may look enticingly cheap on the surface. But if you peer a little deeper, you’ll realize many of these companies are just barely staying afloat, waiting out their last days or hoping for a miracle turnaround. While many startups stand little chance of survival in the coming years, these public companies have continued to hang on by diluting their shareholders by executing constant reverse splits.These are not business ...

Beyond Meat (BYND -3.76%) took off like a rocket ship when it reported fourth-quarter 2023 earnings, with the shares gaining roughly 50% in value in a single day. Within a few days, the stock had given back much of that gain, and if you look further back in time, it's still down roughly 95% from its high-water mark in 2019. If you are looking at Beyond Meat, you need to tread very carefully. The good earnings news isn't as good as it may seem at first.Beyond Meat had a strong quarter -- for Beyond MeatTo be ...

Even though the Fed’s interest rate hikes flushed a lot of losers out of the market since 2022, a handful of stocks to short remain, against all odds. These three companies are pure products of ZIRP-era enthusiasm, and though each trades well below pandemic period highs, they’re still grossly overvalued. While each may not face delisting anytime soon, that’s a good thing—if you’re looking for the best stocks to short.Each of these three companies face continued challenges ahead and, in many cases, even more ...