Healthier eating fuelled this gain

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BELLRING BRANDS INC. $52 remains a spinoff buy. The company (New York symbol BRBR; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 130.4 million; Market cap: $6.8 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.brellring.com) makes protein bars and shakes under the Premier Protein, Dymatize, and PowerBar brands. In October 2019, Post Holdings Inc. (New York symbol POST) sold shares in its BellRing unit at $14.00 a share to the public through an IPO. In March 2022, Post distributed its remaining 80.1% stake in that business to its shareholders. They received 1.267788 shares of BellRing for every Post share held. For the fiscal year September 30, 2024, BellRing’s sales will probably rise 18% to $1.97 billion. Its earnings should also jump 37% to $1.80 a share. The stock, which is up 271.4% since the IPO, trades at 28.9 times that estimate. That’s still a reasonable P/E considering the company’s strong brands and the growing consumer interest in healthier eating. BellRing Brands is a spinoff buy. buy…