What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for CBRL Q4 Earnings?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $0.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.99. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.17 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Bank of America upped 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. Loop Capital upped their price target on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of 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 lowered Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $57.25.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Price Performance

Shares of CBRL stock opened at $51.83 on Monday. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a twelve month low of $34.88 and a twelve month high of $83.51. 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 stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $44.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.45.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.25%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 111,892 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the second quarter worth $25,636,000. Verition Fund Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 96.0% during the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 160,946 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $7,299,000 after buying an additional 78,816 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $4,536,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares during the period. Finally, Maverick Capital Ltd. purchased a new position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the 3rd quarter worth $4,498,000. 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.