Better Buy: Shake Shack vs. Beyond Meat

Food companies and their stocks have seen mixed results from COVID-19. The pandemic took a large bite out of sales for most restaurants, which had to close their dining rooms, although digital and delivery picked up some of the slack. Manufacturers with a focus on home consumption did better as more people began eating at home.

But the coronavirus isn't the beginning and end of food history. A focus on the long term means analyzing the foundation and embracing the occasional dips. Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) have very different business models, both related to food. Let's see how they stack up against each other.

Shake Shack is a premium fast-food restaurant chain that was growing by strong double digits before the pandemic closed dining rooms. But comps were growing more slowly, only 1.3% in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 25 of last year, and the last one before the pandemic.

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Source Fool.com