Companies like United Natural Foods, Sprouts Farmers and Beyond Meat are responding to the rising demand for organic and ethically sourced foods.
PPC leads with strong fundamentals and strategic investments. BYND, POST and UNFI also present compelling opportunities within the Consumer Staples space.
As the food industry evolves, companies like BYND, HRL, and TSN are well-positioned to thrive by embracing ag tech and food innovation.
Stocks like BYND, UNFI and UTZ are poised to benefit from the surge in online grocery sales.
Five natural foods stocks have seen positive earnings estimate revisions over the last 60 days. These are: BYND, SFM, UNFI, PPC, CALM.
The health and fitness boom is fueling demand for gyms, nutrition, and wellness services. Stocks like LTH, WW, SFM, and BYND are well-positioned to benefit.
Two Agritech and Food innovation stocks have strong revenue and earnings growth potential for 2025. These are: BYND, TSN.
The Zacks Food - Meat Products industry players are leveraging the growing demand for protein-rich foods. By expanding production capacity and product portfolios, players like TSN, PPC and BYND are well-positioned for growth.
Beyond Meat's 2019 IPO aligned with broader excitement around plant-based meats. Yet declining sales, layoffs, and shuttered factories dominate headlines today.
Beyond Meat was off to a sizzling start when it went public in 2019. Better-tasting products from the company and others in the plant-based meat industry drove soaring stock prices and booming sales, while growing partnerships with restaurants and retailers increased consumer acceptance.
Beyond Meat (BYND) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Beyond Meat expects -2% to +3% net revenue growth in 2025. The company is aiming to improve its gross margins to 20% in 2025, although it fell around 4% short of initial 2024 gross margin expectations. Beyond Meat raised $46.7 million from an at-the-market equity offering in Q4, 2024.