Better Buy: Beyond Meat vs. McDonald's

On the surface, the dynamic makes sense. A relatively young company like Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) is being treated -- and priced -- like a tech start-up because it's the outfit making plant-based meat substitutes a mainstream product. McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is a veteran respected titan of the fast-food business, but its growth potential is seemingly muted. The "meatless meat" name is clearly sporting the more exciting story, from an investor's perspective.

If there's only room in your portfolio for one of these stock picks, though, right now it's the fast-food giant. McDonald's competitive moat remains decidedly intact, but we can't safely say the same of Beyond Meat.

You're reading that right -- McDonald's has a moat. Every company does, even if each moat's effectiveness varies from one name to the next.

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