Better Buy: Beyond Meat vs. Restaurant Brands International

Everybody enjoys a hearty meal, and the food and beverage industry remains an essential pillar of the economy. There is a wide variety of choice when it comes to meals, but recent shifts in lifestyle habits and beliefs have led to a new movement -- that of plant-based diets. Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) is one of the pioneers of this movement and is at the forefront of plant-based meat technology. Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR), or RBI, on the other hand, sells old-fashioned fast food in its brick-and-mortar restaurants, with famous brands such as Tim Hortons, Burger King, and Popeyes.

Beyond Meat went public May 2, 2019, at $25 a share. It's up nearly six-fold in just over a year at $144 and is shaping up to be one of the strongest growth stocks in the food and beverage space. RBI's total share price gain over the last five years has been more pedestrian, at just 47%.

Comparing the two, which will make a better buy today?

Source Fool.com