$40.71 (+2.36%) as of Aug-27-2025 🥤 

🏋️ What’s the Trigger?

Insider buys! When directors start loading up on protein stock like it’s whey powder at Costco, we notice.

• Shawn Conway (Dir): +1,316 shares @ $37.98, now owns 8,001 🛒

• Elliot Stein Jr. (Dir): +2,663 shares @ $37.49, now owns 31,568 🧾

• Craig Rosenthal (CLO): +2,600 shares @ $37.29, now owns 75,744 ⚖️

That’s not exactly “I’ll take the whole gym,” but it shows confidence. 💪

Institutions? Mega onboard. Vanguard, BlackRock, DE Shaw, Citadel, Wellington, Holocene… they basically own more BRBR shares than exist (hello, 104% float ownership, someone’s shorting hard 🍿).

For BellRing Brands (BRBR)'s Institutional Ownership breakdown, 🔍 see here

📊 The Business (a.k.a. Protein in a Can)

BellRing = Premier Protein (RTD shakes that fuel 80% of TikTok gym bros) + Dymatize (hardcore powders and supplements).

• 🥤 Premier Protein → retail darling, shakes flying off shelves faster than pumpkin spice in October.

• 💊 Dymatize → beloved by weightlifters who think whey > therapy.

Distribution = everywhere: Costco, Walmart, Amazon, drugstores, gas stations… basically if you move, BellRing has a shake waiting.

💵 Numbers Check

Q3 2025:

• Net sales: $547.5M (+6.2% YoY) 📈

• Net earnings: $21M (ouch, -71% YoY after legal hit) ⚖️

• Adjusted EBITDA: $120M (+0.7% YoY)

• Outlook: FY25 sales $2.28–$2.32B, EBITDA $480–490M

Legal bomb: $90M settlement for “Joint Juice” lawsuits (yes, Joint Juice, because apparently promising joint miracles can get you sued 🤕).

Debt: High. Valuation: Coming down, but still not dirt-cheap (Price/Sales is 2.38 vs 4.13 a year ago and Forward P/E is 17.21).
Stock: From $80 in Jan to $40 today. Half-price protein! 🎉 (or value trap? 🪤).

👉 Want the full picture? Dive into BellRing Brands (BRBR)'s financials here.

🧠 The Risks

• 🚨 Fraud probes: multiple law firms circling, accusing management of juicing growth numbers with retailer stock-ups.

• 🏋️ Competition: Every snack company and startup is hawking protein. Market = crowded gym.

• 💰 Debt load: Negative equity ratios, leverage heavy.

• 🥛 Commodities: Protein powder isn’t immune to cost hikes.

• 🕵️ Regulators: FDA may soon decide your shake isn’t “healthy.”

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🎯 The Take

BellRing has:

✅ Insider buying 🛒
✅ Institutional love 🏦
✅ Popular brands fueling gym rats + soccer moms alike 🥤
✅ Strong adjusted earnings

But also:

⚠️ Legal + credibility questions ⚖️
⚠️ Debt + risk of value trap 💣

Verdict: If you believe protein shakes are recession-proof (spoiler: they kind of are), maybe take a sip. Start small. Add if they prove they can lift. 💪

⚠️ Disclaimer:

We don’t do gym memberships, we just spot stock moves. 
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