Beyond Meat's Odds of Beating Earnings Just Hit 21% -- Is This the Quarter the Stock Finally Breaks?

2026-02-24 05:25:00 ET

Is it time to place a bet on Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) stock? After all, according to prediction markets operator Polymarket, the odds of the company topping analyst estimates for its fourth quarter are on the rise (the alt-meat specialist has scheduled the earnings release for the period on Wednesday).

If it does achieve this feat, many investors would be surprised, since the company has a recent history of missing (on earnings, at least). Here's my take on whether a beat or two would propel the stock to impressive highs.

Although it's not something Beyond Meat brags about, one sort of advantage its stock has is that it's quite beaten down, so a bounce from the floor is conceivable. The shares have lost nearly 11% year to date, while the benchmark S&P 500 index has essentially traded flat.

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