Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for CBRL Q1 Earnings

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a report issued on Thursday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of ($0.70) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.61). Zacks Research currently has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had a return on equity of 15.48% and a net margin of 1.33%.The company had revenue of $845.09 million for the quarter.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $47.00 to $42.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report on Friday, October 17th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $42.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 20th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $56.00 to $49.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $48.00 to $42.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $50.88.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CBRL opened at $35.81 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.21. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $46.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.18. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a one year low of $33.85 and a one year high of $71.93. The firm has a market cap of $797.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.30 and a beta of 1.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GMT Capital Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the first quarter valued at $78,750,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 1,068.2% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,222,242 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $74,655,000 after acquiring an additional 1,117,617 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the second quarter valued at about $43,930,000. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 340.8% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 332,790 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $12,919,000 after buying an additional 257,301 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 375.1% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 254,865 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $15,567,000 after buying an additional 201,217 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.01% of the company’s stock.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 17th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 17th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.31%.

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.