Viewfinder: Beyond Meat's Stock Price Surges 475 Percent Since IPO

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Jun 11, 2019

A Carl's Jr. Famous Star Beyond Meat burger is displayed at a Carl's Jr. restaurant on June 10th, 2019, in San Francisco, California. Plant-based burger company Beyond Meat has seen its stock price surge over 475 percent since its $25 IPO on May 1st. — A Carl's Jr. Famous Star Beyond Meat burger is displayed at a Carl's Jr. restaurant on June 10th, 2019, in San Francisco, California. Plant-based burger company Beyond Meat has seen its stock price surge over 475 percent since its $25 IPO on May 1st.
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Shoppers purchase sweets from a stall at the Manchester Christmas Market, which is spread across the city center in Manchester, northern England, on November 9th, 2018.

Shoppers purchase sweets from a stall at the Manchester Christmas Market on November 9th, 2018.

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, a mariachi band performs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 3rd, 2019, in New York City. Stocks closed up nearly 200 points following news of a strong jobs report and other indicators showing signs that the global economy is healthier than previously expected.

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, a mariachi band performs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 3rd, 2019, in New York City.

A school boy looks at a burning barricade during a demonstration on January 14th, 2019, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

Workers help prepare a Christmas tree for sale at a Holiday Sale Christmas Tree lot on November 29th, 2018, in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that the United States is suffering from a Christmas tree shortage nationwide, which is causing prices of trees to go up. The Miami Herald reported that the economic crash of 2008 led to fewer trees being planted, which is affecting this year's harvest because the trees take about 10 years to mature. Wildfires and hurricanes have also contributed to the shortage.

Workers help prepare a Christmas tree for sale at a Holiday Sale Christmas Tree lot on November 29th, 2018, in Miami, Florida.

People hold candles as they take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park on June 4th, 2019, in Hong Kong, China. As many as 180,000 people were expected to attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on Tuesday during the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Commemorations took place in cities around the world to remember those who died when Chinese troops cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. Thirty years ago, the People's Liberation Army opened fire on protesters in Beijing after hundreds of thousands of students and workers gathered in Tiananmen Square for weeks to call for greater political freedom. No one knows for sure how many people were killed, as China continues to censor any coverage or discussion of the event.

People hold candles as they take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park on June 4th, 2019, in Hong Kong, China.

People walk in front of the Brandenburg Gate, decorated with a photo collage by the French street artist and photographer known as JR for German Unity Day, on October 3rd, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. The national holiday celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.

The national holiday celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.