BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) Upgraded to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a report released on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on BRBR. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BellRing Brands in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley set a $32.00 price objective on BellRing Brands in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on BellRing Brands from $50.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of BellRing Brands in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $31.00 price objective on shares of BellRing Brands in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.50.

BellRing Brands Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of BRBR opened at $17.00 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.69. BellRing Brands has a 1 year low of $16.91 and a 1 year high of $79.57. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.72.

BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.06. BellRing Brands had a net margin of 7.88% and a negative return on equity of 64.79%. The business had revenue of $537.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.44 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.58 EPS. BellRing Brands’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that BellRing Brands will post 2.23 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of BellRing Brands

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in BellRing Brands by 20.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 253,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,868,000 after purchasing an additional 42,666 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of BellRing Brands in the 1st quarter valued at about $278,000. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in shares of BellRing Brands by 10.8% in the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 12,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $713,000 after acquiring an additional 1,197 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in BellRing Brands by 491.7% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 159,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,249,000 after acquiring an additional 132,680 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fox Run Management L.L.C. boosted its position in BellRing Brands by 36.5% during the second quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 45,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,609,000 after purchasing an additional 12,045 shares during the last quarter. 94.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

BellRing Brands News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting BellRing Brands this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho kept an “outperform” rating on BRBR despite cutting its price target from $40 to $34, signaling the analyst still sees substantial upside vs. the current share price. Mizuho lowers price target
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded BellRing from “strong sell” to “hold,” a modest improvement in broker sentiment that can limit further downside from purely sentiment?driven selling. Zacks upgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple plaintiff law firms and investor?rights groups have issued class?action reminders and urged investors to act before the Mar. 23, 2026 lead?plaintiff deadline — a concentrated wave of notices (Rosen, Hagens Berman, Pomerantz, Glancy, etc.) that increases legal and headline risk, which typically depresses share prices and raises potential liability over past disclosures. Rosen Law Firm deadline notice Hagens Berman investor alert GlobeNewswire litigation reminder

About BellRing Brands

BellRing Brands, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company specializing in high?protein, better?for?you nutrition products. Formed in March 2020 as a spin?off from Post Holdings, the company focuses on delivering convenient protein solutions to health?conscious consumers through a portfolio of well?known and emerging brands.

The company’s product offerings include ready?to?drink protein shakes, protein powders, nutrition bars and other performance nutrition items. BellRing Brands’ flagship brands include Premier Protein, a line of shakes and bars designed for everyday protein supplementation, as well as Dymatize and PowerBar, which cater to athletes and active individuals seeking advanced sports nutrition formulas.

BellRing Brands markets its products primarily across North America, leveraging relationships with major retailers, wholesale clubs and e-commerce platforms to reach consumers in the United States and Canada.