Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CBRL Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 23rd. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. UBS Group lifted their price target on 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. Loop Capital upped their price objective 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. Finally, 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 research report on Monday, November 18th. Three investment 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. According to MarketBeat, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $57.63.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Up 0.7 %

CBRL opened at $60.11 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $54.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.18. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 1-year low of $34.88 and a 1-year high of $82.98. The stock has a market cap of $1.34 billion, a PE ratio of 33.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 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.

Institutional Trading of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CBRL. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its holdings in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 48,867 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,060,000 after purchasing an additional 3,391 shares during the last quarter. AXA S.A. bought a new position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the 2nd quarter valued at $651,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 57.1% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 62,309 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,624,000 after acquiring an additional 22,658 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in 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 worth $480,000 after acquiring an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning increased its holdings in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 12,646 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $533,000 after purchasing an additional 804 shares in the last quarter. 96.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.66%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s payout ratio is 55.25%.

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.