{"id":1939,"date":"2025-10-22T14:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/beyond-meat-shares-surge-as-meme-traders-buy-stock\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:06:25","slug":"beyond-meat-shares-surge-as-meme-traders-buy-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/beyond-meat-shares-surge-as-meme-traders-buy-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Meat shares surge as meme traders buy stock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108017481\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">Beyond Meat<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> rallied for a third straight day Wednesday as meme traders jump on the stock.<\/p>\n<p>The food company known for its plant-based burgers and sausages surged 111% at one point in the premarket Wednesday. It last traded above $6.43 per share in extended trading, up 77%, after closing Tuesday at $3.62.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the latest in an extraordinary week for the stock. On Monday, the stock rallied more than 127% after Roundhill Investments, which develops thematic ETFs, added the name to its Roundhill Meme Stock ETF (MEME).<\/p>\n<p>That decision appeared to have the added effect of driving a short squeeze in the stock, as investors rushed to cover their position. According to FactSet data, more than 63% of the shares available for trading were sold short.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Beyond Meat soared 146% in its best day ever, after saying it will expand distribution at Walmart&#8217;s stores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Collapsible-proliveCollapsableContainer\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" aria-labelledby=\"title desc\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMinYMin\" class=\"Collapsible-stockChartIcon\"><title>Stock Chart Icon<\/title><desc>Stock chart icon<\/desc><g transform=\"translate(1.4065934065934016 1.4065934065934016) scale(2.81 2.81)\"><path d=\"M 87.994 0 H 69.342 c -1.787 0 -2.682 2.16 -1.418 3.424 l 5.795 5.795 l -33.82 33.82 L 28.056 31.196 l -3.174 -3.174 c -1.074 -1.074 -2.815 -1.074 -3.889 0 L 0.805 48.209 c -1.074 1.074 -1.074 2.815 0 3.889 l 3.174 3.174 c 1.074 1.074 2.815 1.074 3.889 0 l 15.069 -15.069 l 14.994 14.994 c 1.074 1.074 2.815 1.074 3.889 0 l 1.614 -1.614 c 0.083 -0.066 0.17 -0.125 0.247 -0.202 l 37.1 -37.1 l 5.795 5.795 C 87.84 23.34 90 22.445 90 20.658 V 2.006 C 90 0.898 89.102 0 87.994 0 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M 65.626 37.8 v 49.45 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 23.518 L 65.626 37.8 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M 47.115 56.312 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 42.03 L 47.115 56.312 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M 39.876 60.503 c -1.937 0 -3.757 -0.754 -5.127 -2.124 l -6.146 -6.145 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 59.844 C 41.952 60.271 40.933 60.503 39.876 60.503 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M 22.937 46.567 L 11.051 58.453 c -0.298 0.298 -0.621 0.562 -0.959 0.8 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 48.004 L 22.937 46.567 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"Collapsible-proLivePlayerCloseOrExpand\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Beyond Meat, year-to-date performance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/appchart?symbol=BYND&amp;range=YTD&amp;type=mountain&amp;embedded=true&amp;$DEVICE$=undefined\" height=\"460\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;width:100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Beyond Meat, year-to-date performance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Shares of Beyond Meat have been under pressure for a long time. After making its public debut in 2019, when the stock soared past $230 per share, it has since become a penny stock. The stock has slid in each of the last five years, falling more than 47% in 2021, 81% in 2022, 27% in 2023, and 57% in 2024. It&#8217;s down more than 3% in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The latest bad news for the stock came last week, when shares tumbled more than 67% to end the week at just 65 cents after Beyond Meat said\u00a0it has finalized a debt deal.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s comeback, however, is reminiscent of the height of the pandemic, when retail traders took to on online message boards such as WallStreetBets to coordinate moves behind high-risk, aggressive trades.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Bank of America said Beyond Meat was a Reddit stock to watch, though it ended that same year with losses.<\/p>\n<p>The return of Beyond Meat could be the latest signal of a frothy market, one that is relentlessly climbing higher in spite of concerns around elevated valuations and a possible AI bubble. Indeed, Roundhill shut its meme ETF down at one point because of lack of interest. It revived it\u00a0earlier this month as retail traders dove back into the bull market.<\/p>\n<p>In response to someone on Reddit&#8217;s online forum WallStreetBets saying they bought 10,000 shares of Beyond Meat for $7.50, one commenter wrote Wednesday, &#8220;Youre already down 7k, impressive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another posted: &#8220;You know the economy is cooked when BYND stock is making a comeback.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Beyond Meat rallied for a third straight day Wednesday as meme traders jump on the stock. The food company known for its plant-based burgers and sausages surged 111% at one point in the premarket Wednesday. 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