Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CBRL Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com raised Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 2nd. UBS Group raised their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $42.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial raised Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $51.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.13.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Trading Down 1.2 %

NASDAQ CBRL opened at $40.38 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.29. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a one year low of $34.88 and a one year high of $74.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $898.98 million, a P/E ratio of 22.31, a P/E/G ratio of 8.36 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.24.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 685.9% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 558 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 487 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 1,601.8% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 970 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 913 shares during the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 247 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the third quarter worth $79,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.01% of the company’s stock.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.48%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s payout ratio is 62.11%.

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.