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

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. 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.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Up 1.5 %

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store stock opened at $48.81 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.53, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $45.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a twelve month low of $34.88 and a twelve month high of $83.51.

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

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 18th. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s payout ratio is currently 54.35%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Argus downgraded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 19th. StockNews.com raised Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Bank of America upped their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $54.57.

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.