Head-To-Head Analysis: Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) versus Meat-Tech 3D (OTCMKTS:MTTCF)

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) and Meat-Tech 3D (OTCMKTS:MTTCF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Beyond Meat and Meat-Tech 3D’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beyond Meat	54.95%	-54.39%	32.46%
Meat-Tech 3D	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Beyond Meat and Meat-Tech 3D”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beyond Meat	$275.50 million	1.50	$219.02 million	($2.22)	-0.36
Meat-Tech 3D	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Beyond Meat has higher revenue and earnings than Meat-Tech 3D.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Beyond Meat and Meat-Tech 3D, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beyond Meat	7	2	0	0	1.22
Meat-Tech 3D	0	0	0	0	0.00

Beyond Meat currently has a consensus price target of $0.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.12%. Given Beyond Meat’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Meat-Tech 3D.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Beyond Meat beats Meat-Tech 3D on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. The company sells a range of plant-based meat products across the platforms of beef, pork, and poultry. It sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club stores, and natural retailer channels, as well as various food-away-from-home channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.

About Meat-Tech 3D

Steakholder Foods Ltd., a deep-tech food company, develops cultivated meat production technologies in Israel. The company develops alternative protein manufacturing machines, including three-dimensional printers to produce meat, fish, and seafood analogs; and hybrid cultivated meat technologies to be integrated into production processes, as well as hybrid meat blends, cell lines, growth media, and bioreactors. It also offers premix blends as a plant-based alternative for meat and seafood under the SHMeat and SHFish brand names. In addition, the company provides consulting and implementation services. It serves food processing and retail companies; and cultivated meat producers. Steakholder Foods Ltd. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.