Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for CBRL

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.69 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup upped 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 report on Friday, March 7th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Loop Capital lowered their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Truist Financial raised shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $51.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.13.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Price Performance

CBRL stock opened at $40.10 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $50.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.33. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 1 year low of $34.88 and a 1 year high of $74.21. The stock has a market cap of $892.75 million, a PE ratio of 22.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.36 and a beta of 1.57. 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 Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.49%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s payout ratio is 62.11%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CBRL. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the third quarter worth about $2,526,000. Cibc World Market Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $11,711,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,181,456 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $62,452,000 after acquiring an additional 106,440 shares during the period. Good Life Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the 4th quarter worth approximately $404,000. Finally, Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the 4th quarter worth approximately $256,000. 96.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.