Packages of Beyond Meat burgers and Beyond Beef. The resurrection of Beyond Meat Inc.’s meme status not only lifted the producer of meatless burger patties from record lows, but also incited a frenzy of retail trading activity. Most Read from Bloomberg Do-it-yourself investors traded furiously in Beyond Meat, quantum computing stocks, crypto-linked firms and more this week. On Tuesday, retail was responsible for 16% of total single-stock trading volume, the most on record in data stretching back to 2018, ...

Given the fact that Beyond already carried the natural characteristics of a meme stock — a nostalgic brand heavily shorted by institutions — the post was like catnip to Semenikhin's fellow retail traders.Well, it turns out that a retail investor named Dimitri Semenikhin (screen name: Capybara Stocks) has been buying up all the Beyond shares he can find. He says he now owns about 4% of the company's outstanding stock, and he posted about it on Reddit .But something has shifted in the stock this week. Shares ...

Group 1 - Beyond Meat's stock surged nearly 70% following the announcement of increased product availability at Walmart stores [1][4] - The products will be available in over 2,000 Walmart locations, including a six-pack of burgers, chicken pieces, and Korean barbecue products [2] - The new burger value pack is priced lower, addressing the company's challenge of appealing to non-vegetarians due to previously higher costs [3] Group 2 - The stock has shown significant volatility, particularly after a debt swap announcement that may result in bondholders gaining control of the company [4]