Beyond Meat (BYND) Reports Q2 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates

Group 1 - Beyond Meat reported a quarterly loss of $0.43 per share, which was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.37, but an improvement from a loss of $0.53 per share a year ago, indicating a surprise of -16.22% [1] - The company posted revenues of $74.96 million for the quarter ended June 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.31%, and down from $93.18 million year-over-year [2] - Beyond Meat shares have declined approximately 17.6% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 7.1% [3] Group 2 - The earnings outlook for Beyond Meat is uncertain, with current consensus EPS estimates at -$0.33 on revenues of $77.57 million for the upcoming quarter, and -$1.73 on revenues of $303.64 million for the current fiscal year [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank places the Food - Meat Products sector in the bottom 21% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the industry's outlook could significantly impact stock performance [8] Group 3 - The estimate revisions trend for Beyond Meat was mixed ahead of the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market [6] - Hormel Foods, a competitor in the same industry, is expected to report quarterly earnings of $0.41 per share, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 10.8%, with revenues projected at $2.97 billion, up 2.5% from the previous year [9][10]