10 Promising Stocks to Buy Under $50

4. BellRing Brands Inc. (NYSE:BRBR)

Share Price as of January 9: $25.25

Average Upside Potential as of January 9: 47.35%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 45

BellRing Brands Inc. (NYSE:BRBR) is one of the promising stocks to buy under $50. On January 8, TD Cowen analyst Robert Moskow lowered the firm’s price target on BellRing Brands to $27 from $31 and maintained a Hold rating on the shares. In its 2026 outlook, the firm adjusted price targets across the consumer staples sector, forecasting a challenging year for large-cap companies. TD Cowen anticipated that volume growth will fail to recover significantly from 2025’s 0.9% decline, while pricing power is expected to remain muted.

However, on December 19, Bank of America increased its price target for BellRing Brands Inc. (NYSE:BRBR) to $32 from $28 while maintaining a Neutral rating. In a 2026 outlook for the consumer staples sector, the firm noted that consumption growth remains the biggest unanswered question and that valuations across the industry continue to be fragmented. The firm suggested that there is currently little incentive for investors to move off the sidelines until fundamental indicators show a more definitive positive shift in the market.

Additionally, on December 15, Deutsche Bank downgraded BellRing Brands from Buy to Hold, with a price target of $35. This adjustment was part of the firm’s 2026 outlook for the consumer packaged goods sector, where analysts are adopting a cautious wait-and-see stance on volatile small- and mid-cap stocks.

BellRing Brands Inc. (NYSE:BRBR), together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the US. The company offers ready-to-drink/RTD protein shakes, other RTD beverages, protein powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands.