Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for CBRL Q3 Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) 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 post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on CBRL. Bank of America lifted their target price 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 upped their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Argus raised Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 18th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $42.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Loop Capital boosted their target price on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.63.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Up 0.7 %

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store stock opened at $60.11 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.21, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.45. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 52-week low of $34.88 and a 52-week high of $82.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 0.69. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $54.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.18.

Institutional Trading of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CBRL. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased 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 acquiring an additional 247 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the third quarter worth $79,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 142.8% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,370 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $125,000 after purchasing an additional 1,394 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC grew its stake in 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 during the period. 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, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.66%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.25%.

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.