Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. Decreased by Zacks Research (NASDAQ:CBRL)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 30th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s current full-year earnings is $3.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.05 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on CBRL. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $48.00 to $46.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 31st. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $51.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 31st. Loop Capital lowered their price target on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $72.00 to $50.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 20th. Finally, Benchmark raised shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.86.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Trading Down 5.3 %

Shares of CBRL opened at $42.04 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $44.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $933.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.51, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 1-year low of $38.49 and a 1-year high of $93.40.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $817.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $820.61 million. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 22.11%. The company’s revenue was down 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.21 EPS.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 19th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 19th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.90%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pinebridge Investments L.P. raised its holdings in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 63.7% in the fourth quarter. Pinebridge Investments L.P. now owns 17,794 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,371,000 after buying an additional 6,925 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the fourth quarter worth about $2,935,000. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC purchased a new position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the first quarter worth about $73,000. Duality Advisers LP grew its stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 196.5% in the first quarter. Duality Advisers LP now owns 50,928 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $3,704,000 after acquiring an additional 33,751 shares during the period. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 29.6% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 4,525 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,034 shares during the period. 96.01% of the stock is 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.