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

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.450-0.450 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CBRL traded up $2.80 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $48.07. 1,190,478 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 733,437. The company has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.42. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $44.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a 52-week low of $34.88 and a 52-week high of $83.51.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL - Get Free Report) last posted 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 business had revenue of $894.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $898.94 million. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had a net margin of 1.18% and a return on equity of 18.65%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.79 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will post 2.94 EPS for the current year.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 18th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.08%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on CBRL. Loop Capital reduced their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research 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 report on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Two research 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 an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $53.57.

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.