Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for CBRL Q2 Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a report released on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.95 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Argus raised shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, November 18th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $42.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $57.25.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Up 2.4 %

NASDAQ CBRL opened at $53.40 on Friday. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 52 week low of $34.88 and a 52 week high of $83.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.45. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $49.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.92.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The restaurant operator reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $894.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $898.94 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.79 earnings per share. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. increased its stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 200.0% in the 2nd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 600 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 96.3% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 854 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the third quarter worth $45,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 22.4% during the third quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 1,349 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the third quarter valued at $79,000. 96.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.