Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.450-0.450 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $845.1 million-$845.1 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $826.4 million. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CBRL. StockNews.com raised shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Argus downgraded shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $53.57.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Up 6.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ CBRL opened at $48.07 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $44.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.04. The company has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 26.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.42. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 12-month low of $34.88 and a 12-month high of $83.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.21.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The restaurant operator reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.17 by ($0.19). The firm had revenue of $894.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $898.94 million. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had a return on equity of 18.65% and a net margin of 1.18%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.79 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will post 2.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 13th. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 18th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.08%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.35%.

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.