# Beyond Meat IPO

> Beyond Meat shares rose 163% on their first day of trading.

- Owner: Beyond Meat
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Finance
- Seed date: 2019-05-02
- Milestone date: 2019-05-02
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 35 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Pairing, Controversy

## Summary

Beyond Meat shares began trading on Nasdaq. News outlets covered the first-day rise to $65.75 and later scrutiny of the valuation.

## Timeline

- 2019-05-02 — Beyond Meat (Open web) — Beyond Meat shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
- 2019-05-02 — Reuters (Press) — Reuters reported that the stock opened at $46 and trading was halted for volatility.
- 2019-05-02 — CBS News (Press) — CBS covered the IPO alongside competition from Impossible Foods.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/beyond-meat-ipo-2019

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Beyond Meat IPO.” Case HIS-01789. Spread Score v1.3: 35/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01789