Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its gift shop offers various decorative and functional items, such as rocking chairs, seasonal gifts, apparel, toys, food, cookware, and various other gift items, as well as various candies, preserves, and other food items. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $59.36 to $61.37
• 50-Day Range: $54.26 to $71.86
• 52-Week Range: $33.85 to $71.93
• Volume: 1.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.19
• Dividend Yield: 1.67%
• Price Target: $55.14
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store are expected to grow by 12.32% in the coming year, from $2.76 to $3.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is 23.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is 23.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.41.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a P/B Ratio of 3.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

23.07% of the float of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has recently decreased by 8.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays a meaningful dividend of 1.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is 38.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.26% next year. This indicates that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.54

Percentage of Shares Shorted

23.07% of the float of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has recently decreased by 8.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.02 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 62 news articles for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for CBRL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 138% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.40% of the stock of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.01% of the stock of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CBRL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CBRL shares performed this year?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's stock was trading at $52.86 at the start of the year. Since then, CBRL stock has increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $59.82.

How were Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's earnings last quarter?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.41. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's major shareholders?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's top institutional shareholders include GMT Capital Corp (12.72%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (5.49%), Biglari Capital CORP. (4.03%) and Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (3.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Gmt Capital Corp and Sandra B Cochran.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store?

Shares of CBRL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/05/2025
• Record date for 8/13 Dividend: 7/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/13 Dividend: 7/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/13/2025
• Today: 8/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CBRL
• CIK: 1067294
• Web: www.crackerbarrel.com
• Phone: (615) 444-5533
• Fax: 615-443-9818
• Employees: 77,600
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: $55.14
• High Price Target: $69.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.67
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $40.93 million
• Net Margins: 1.65%
• Pretax Margin: 1.47%
• Return on Equity: 16.83%
• Return on Assets: 3.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.04
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.38
• Cash Flow: $9.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.34
• Book Value: $19.82 per share
• Price / Book: 3.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,270,000
• Free Float: 21,955,000
• Market Cap: $1.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.41