Beyond Meat just did the one move left when a stock has nowhere further to fall. It combined 30 shares into one. The price jumped back above a dollar.
Quick disclaimer before the numbers: Stoxcraft scores are data-driven indicators, not investment advice. Nothing here is a buy or sell recommendation.
What a reverse split actually does, and what it doesn't
A reverse split is bookkeeping, not a turnaround. Beyond Meat (BYND) rolled 30 old shares into one new share. The change became effective late on Aug 13, 2026.
Two days earlier, the stock had closed at $0.41. The split pushed that to $14.00, clear of penny-stock territory. Market cap didn't budge, holding at roughly $254M.
Nasdaq requires a minimum $1 share price to stay listed. BYND was closing in on that floor. A split buys time, but it doesn't buy performance.
The score picture behind the new share price
Stoxcraft scores are built from fundamentals, not share count. That's why they didn't move. BYND's Performance Score sits at a flat 0.0 out of 10, the lowest reading the scale allows.
The stock's down 82% over one year and 96% over three. No reverse split papers over a run like that.
Health Score reads 3.6, below the Consumer Defensive sector average. It's weak, but it's an improvement on the near-zero reading from earlier this year. Operating cash flow of negative $160.5M sits oddly next to a reported net income of $219.9M.
Risk Score jumped to 8.5, among the highest tracked on the platform. Remember, Risk Score runs backward from every other score here. A higher number means more risk, not less.
It climbed from 7.3 in the days around the split, and that timing isn't a coincidence. Reverse splits often shrink the float and amplify swings, and BYND's volatility spiked right on schedule.
Beta sits at 2.79. That means the stock swings nearly three times harder than the market in either direction. The entry signal here reads Hold.
The overall rating fell back to 0.5 stars this week, the lowest step on the scale.
Compared to Gauzy and Rush Enterprises, three different stories
BYND isn't the only Top 50 name that's restructured its share count this year. Gauzy (GAUZ) carries an even weaker Health Score of 0.3. Its Performance Score sits at just 0.5, with shares down more than 91% over the past year.
Rush Enterprises (RUSHA) sits at the other end entirely. It holds a 4-star rating and a Health Score of 6.3. Its Risk Score is just 3.3, low on the same scale that has BYND flagged as high-risk.
A split alone doesn't tell you which direction a stock heads next. It just tells you the ticker survived long enough to keep trading.
BYND's real problem was never the share price
The Nasdaq listing issue is solved for now. The business problem isn't. A zero Performance Score next to a Risk Score above 8 tells the story here.
It didn't find one on Aug 14. The gap between net income and actual operating cash flow is the number worth watching next. Track the next earnings print for signs that gap is closing.
A reverse split can't touch that number, no matter the ratio.
Stoxcraft scores are quantitative indicators based on Financial Modeling Prep data. They aren't investment advice, and they shouldn't be the sole basis for a buy or sell decision.
