Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Reduces Stake in BellRing Brands Inc. $BRBR

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lowered its stake in BellRing Brands Inc. (NYSE:BRBR) by 72.1% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 34,779 shares of the company’s stock after selling 89,754 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio’s holdings in BellRing Brands were worth $560,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of BellRing Brands by 125.3% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,964,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,506,000 after acquiring an additional 1,092,328 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its holdings in BellRing Brands by 154.6% during the 1st quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 444,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,145,000 after acquiring an additional 269,644 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lifted its stake in BellRing Brands by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,127,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,147,000 after purchasing an additional 60,005 shares in the last quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in BellRing Brands in the 4th quarter worth approximately $56,465,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in BellRing Brands by 39.5% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,402,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,491,000 after purchasing an additional 397,131 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.97% of the company’s stock.

BellRing Brands Price Performance

BRBR stock opened at $12.63 on Wednesday. BellRing Brands Inc. has a one year low of $7.82 and a one year high of $44.89. The stock has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a PE ratio of 9.79, a P/E/G ratio of 6.30 and a beta of 0.45. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.01.

BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.07). BellRing Brands had a negative return on equity of 44.06% and a net margin of 6.78%.The company had revenue of $570.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $548.72 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.55 EPS. BellRing Brands’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that BellRing Brands Inc. will post 1.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of BellRing Brands from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on BellRing Brands from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Bank of America dropped their price objective on BellRing Brands from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of BellRing Brands in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on BellRing Brands from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, BellRing Brands presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.97.

Key BellRing Brands News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q3 net sales rose 4% year over year to $570.4 million, beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $548.7 million. BellRing also raised its full-year revenue outlook to $2.335 billion-$2.375 billion, above the roughly $2.3 billion consensus. BellRing Brands Reports Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Management forecast fiscal-year adjusted EBITDA of $275 million-$295 million, providing investors with updated profitability targets despite near-term pressure from inventory actions. Fiscal 2026 Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: BellRing reported Q3 operating profit of $65.4 million, net earnings of $34.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $78.3 million. Each figure included a pretax $10 million inventory-related charge, making the underlying performance harder to assess. BellRing Brands Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted earnings were $0.30 per share, missing the $0.37 consensus estimate and falling from $0.55 a year earlier. The earnings miss is the main reason investors reacted negatively despite the revenue beat. BellRing Brands Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Management said inventory-related actions will create a $28 million pretax unfavorable impact for the full fiscal year, signaling continued margin pressure and reducing the quality of the earnings outlook. BellRing Brands Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director David Isaiah Finkelstein purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $9.23 per share, for a total transaction of $36,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $122,998.98. This trade represents a 42.89% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

BellRing Brands Company Profile

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.