Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CBRL Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 23rd. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s current full-year earnings is $2.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.09 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Bank of America lifted their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $42.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com cut Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Argus upgraded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $57.63.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Trading Up 2.6 %

Shares of CBRL stock opened at $61.70 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.09, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.45. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $54.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.32. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a twelve month low of $34.88 and a twelve month high of $82.98.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s payout ratio is currently 55.25%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its holdings in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 22.4% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 1,349 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 247 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 100,030 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $4,536,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 26.3% in the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 2,400 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $109,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 11,392 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 12,646 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $533,000 after buying an additional 804 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.01% of the company’s stock.

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.