Beyond Meat Continues Its Cuts

The struggles at Beyond Meat continue.

Today, the company drastically cut its revenue outlook for the second time due to slowing demand for faux meat as consumers look for chapter options in the current inflationary environment.

Like other growth companies struggling to deliver results, they’re now focusing on cost-cutting to achieve profitability. It’s cutting roughly 200 jobs this year, resulting in about $39 million in cost savings over the next twelve months. 💰

Accompanying the job cuts is a shakeup among its executives. Its finance chief Philip Hardin is leaving at the end of the month. And its operations head Doug Ramsey left the company shortly after it suspended him for allegedly biting a man’s nose. 

Overall, most investors still don’t believe the turnaround story. $BYND shares fell another 10% today to fresh all-time lows in what appears to be a “death by 1,000 cuts” situation. 😬

JetBlue Jumps As Icahn Accumulates

It’s been a rough few months for JetBlue shareholders after the airline’s merger with Spirit Airlines was blocked by U.S. regulators. However, the stock is popping after hours on news that a billionaire hedge fund manager is dumpster diving and sees value in the stock. 💸

Activist investor Carl Icahn reported a nearly 10% stake, which he’s accumulated on the belief that the stock is undervalued following its recent selloff. He’s already had discussions with the company regarding possibly attaining board representation.

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Peloton’s New Partnership

With Peloton’s turnaround strategy not yet bearing the fruit it had anticipated, the company continues to lean on partnerships to grow market share. For example, in September, the company entered a 5-year strategic partnership with Lulemon to bring its content to the athleisure brand’s exercise app. It also made Lululemon Peloton’s primary athletic apparel partner. 👟

It’s still too early to tell whether or not that cooperative effort is working, but management seems to think further initiatives like it will help boost revenues. As a result, it’s partnering with TikTok to bring short-form fitness videos and other content to the social media platform.

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DWAC Bounces Back (Again)

We mentioned last week that investors were preparing for a politically driven 2024, and boy, that accelerated quickly. 😜

Trump-linked stocks Digital World Acquisition Corp, Phunware, and Rumble jumped sharply today after Ron DeSantis canceled his presidential run.

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FanDuel Parent Lists On NYSE

The U.S. “degenerate economy” is getting its latest entrant, with FanDuel parent company Flutter Entertainment making its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today. 🤩

With that said, the company did not receive the traditional fanfare it would in a standard initial public offering (IPO). That’s because it was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in May 2019, and its American depository receipts (ADR) have traded over the counter under the ticker $PDYPY for years.

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