Consumer staples are considered safe havens in turbulent markets due to their inelastic demand profiles. But they’re also double-edged swords as they often lag in booming conditions, and this pattern has persisted recently.
Over the past six months, the industry has recorded a loss of 13.5%, a far cry from the S&P 500’s 10.1% ascent.
Beyond Meat shares are trading lower Tuesday afternoon, pressured by earnings disappointment and extending a slide that has left the plant-based meat maker down more than 30% over the past month.
Shareholders of Beyond Meat would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 62.9% and now trades at $1.04. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street.
Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.
The financial landscape of 2025 is unequivocally marked by the growing power and influence of retail investors. No longer a peripheral force, individual traders, empowered by accessible digital platforms and interconnected social media communities, are actively dictating stock movements, driving unprecedented volatility, and challenging the long-held dominance of institutional players.
While the broader market showed signs of strain, the more speculative names within the meme stock space struggled, with some of the biggest names in the industry enduring massive losses.
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Shares of plant-based protein company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND)
fell 6.9% in the morning session after analysts at Mizuho and Barclays lowered their price targets on the stock following the company's weak third-quarter financial report and poor future guidance.
GameStop shares are trading flat Wednesday afternoon as the stock consolidates following a turbulent October fueled by political memes, regulatory filings and renewed retail interest.
Shares of plant-based protein company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND)
fell 7.5% in the afternoon session after the company reported a wider third-quarter loss and provided a weak sales forecast for the upcoming quarter, signaling ongoing demand issues.
