Critical Survey: Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) versus CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCL)

CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCL) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares CHS and Beyond Meat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CHS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beyond Meat	75.40%	-70.11%	31.50%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CHS and Beyond Meat, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CHS	0	0	0	0	0.00
Beyond Meat	6	3	0	0	1.33

Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $0.82, suggesting a potential upside of 53.43%. Given Beyond Meat’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than CHS.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CHS and Beyond Meat”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CHS	$32.64 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beyond Meat	$258.85 million	1.07	$219.02 million	($1.85)	-0.29

Beyond Meat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CHS.

Summary

Beyond Meat beats CHS on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CHS

CHS Inc., an integrated agricultural company, engages in the provision of grains, food, and energy resources to businesses and consumers worldwide. It is involved in the operation of petroleum refineries and pipelines; the supply, marketing, and distribution of refined fuels; the blending, sale, and distribution of lubricants; and the supply of propane, asphalt, and other natural gas liquids. The company also processes and sells crude oil into refined petroleum products under the Cenex brand name to member cooperatives and other independent retailers through a network of approximately 1,500 sites and provides transportation services. In addition, it processes and markets grains and oilseeds and offers seeds, crop nutrients, crop protection products, animal feed, animal health products, refined and renewable fuels, as well as refined oils, meal, soy flour, and processed sunflower products. Additionally, it produces and distributes edible oil-based products. CHS Inc. was formerly known as Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives and changed its name to CHS Inc. in August 2003. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.

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.