Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for CBRL Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a report issued on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.89. The consensus estimate for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.89 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Loop Capital upped their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Argus upgraded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.25.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Trading Up 2.4 %

Shares of CBRL opened at $53.40 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $44.92. The company has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a twelve month low of $34.88 and a twelve month high of $83.51.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 19th. The restaurant operator reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.17 by ($0.19). Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had a return on equity of 18.61% and a net margin of 1.15%. The firm had revenue of $894.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $898.94 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.79 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s dividend payout ratio is 55.25%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the third quarter worth about $2,526,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,075,016 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $48,752,000 after purchasing an additional 111,892 shares in the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 199.3% in the 3rd quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 29,925 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,357,000 after purchasing an additional 19,925 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 74.1% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 30,636 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,389,000 after purchasing an additional 13,040 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,016,000. Institutional investors own 96.01% of the company’s stock.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Company Profile

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc develops and operates the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store concept in the United States. Its Cracker Barrel stores consist of restaurants with a gift shop. The company's restaurants serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, as well as dine-in, pick-up, and delivery services.