Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for CBRL Q4 Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on CBRL. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Citigroup increased their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Loop Capital cut their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Truist Financial raised shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $51.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $57.13.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Performance

NASDAQ CBRL opened at $40.10 on Monday. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 1-year low of $34.88 and a 1-year high of $74.21. The company has a 50 day moving average of $50.20 and a 200-day moving average of $49.33. 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 firm has a market cap of $892.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15, a PEG ratio of 8.36 and a beta of 1.57.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s dividend payout ratio is 62.11%.

Institutional Trading of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CBRL. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 22.4% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 1,349 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,302 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 12,592 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $666,000 after buying an additional 417 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in 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 worth $29,000 after buying an additional 487 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 13,371 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $707,000 after buying an additional 754 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.01% of the company’s stock.

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.