Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CBRL Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.71. The consensus estimate for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on CBRL. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $42.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Loop Capital reduced their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $51.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $57.13.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Performance

CBRL opened at $41.02 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $50.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.24. The company has a market capitalization of $913.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.36 and a beta of 1.57. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 1-year low of $34.88 and a 1-year high of $74.21.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CBRL. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the third quarter worth approximately $222,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in 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 worth $48,752,000 after buying an additional 111,892 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 13,040 shares in the last quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the 3rd quarter valued at $236,000. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 96.0% during the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 160,946 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $7,299,000 after acquiring an additional 78,816 shares in the last quarter. 96.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s payout ratio is 62.11%.

About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

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.