When you add an EntityReference field and select a specific field for sorting, that should be the field that's used as the label and in the autocomplete text field. While most entities have a 'title' field, e.g. a node title makes sense as the label for a node, when using the Bean entity it will use the optional Bean title rather than the required Bean label.

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DamienMcKenna’s picture

Approaching this from both sides - a corresponding request for the Bean module: #1911262: EntityReference integration should display the label field, not title