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Shares of Beyond Meat (BYND -1.65%) were among the losers last week as the once high-flying growth stock reported disappointing results in its third-quarter earnings report in November.

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After almost a 24% decline this year, at the current price of around $6 per share, we believe Beyond Meat stock (NASDAQ: BYND), a plant-based meat alternative - is fairly priced. BYND stock has dropped from around $8 to $6 year-to-date, largely underperforming the broader indices, with the S&P growing about 20% over the same period.

Companies in the Zacks Food - Meat Products industry have been gaining on the increasing demand for protein-packed products. Efforts to expand capacity and product portfolio keep TSN, PPC and BYND well-positioned for growth.

Beyond Meat (BYND) CEO Ethan Brown joins Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to discuss the company's growth since its IPO in May 2019 and some of its new product offerings. Brown notes that in the five years since Beyond Meat's IPO, the company has seen both "tremendous growth" and a "contraction" in the market, yet still continues to lead the industry: "There's an enormous disruption in the sense of this is going to be something that displaces animal protein.

After almost a 28% decline this year, at the current price of around $6 per share, we believe Beyond Meat stock (NASDAQ: BYND), a plant-based meat alternative - is fairly priced. BYND stock has dropped from around $9 to $6 year-to-date, largely underperforming the broader indices, with the S&P growing about 17% over the same period.

A few years ago, venture capital poured a lot of money into the plant-based foods market. At the time, the possibilities seemed bright.

Shares of Beyond Meat saw a brief respite after posting better-than-expected Q2 results. Revenue declines softened, while gross margins made a major recovery on the back of an increase in prices. After previously slashing prices to develop more points of sale, the company has prioritized protecting its margin. Net price per pound has increased ~20% in U.S. retail, its largest segment.

Beyond Meat stock has been one of the market's worst performers, losing over half its value due to revenue growth troubles. The company's Q2 report showed a smaller than expected revenue decline and improved margins, but also more losses and cash burn. With a debt heavy balance sheet, management has a lot of work to do to keep the company afloat moving forward.