Vanguard Group Inc. Reduces Stock Position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. $CBRL

Vanguard Group Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,522,017 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 52,582 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 0.11% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store worth $111,120,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 8,295 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $507,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 7.3% during the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 5,716 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $349,000 after buying an additional 389 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 517.3% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 500 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 7.2% in the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 6,258 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 419 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,690 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $409,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on CBRL shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Citigroup raised their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $49.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $35.75.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CBRL opened at $30.62 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.21. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. has a twelve month low of $24.85 and a twelve month high of $71.93. The company has a market capitalization of $683.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.83 and a beta of 1.24.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.35. The business had revenue of $874.82 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $862.89 million. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 0.49%.The business’s revenue was down 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. will post 2.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 10th. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s payout ratio is presently 133.33%.

Insider Activity at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

In related news, major shareholder Gmt Capital Corp sold 42,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.56, for a total transaction of $1,083,744.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 2,240,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $57,259,512. The trade was a 1.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders have sold 254,400 shares of company stock valued at $6,661,464. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Cracker Barrel Old Country Store this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 results beat estimates: reported EPS $0.25 vs. consensus -$0.10 and revenue $874.8M vs. $862.9M, showing better-than-feared headline results. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25/share (record Apr 10, pay May 13), implying a ~3.3% yield — supportive for income-focused holders. PR Newswire
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and full transcript are available for detail on comps, traffic trends and cost actions — useful for digging into management’s recovery plan and margin outlook. Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Company narrowed/updated FY26 sales outlook and issued revenue guidance ~ $3.2–3.3B versus street expectations nearer to $3.3B, signaling more conservative guidance that may cap upside. Seeking Alpha
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying results still show weakness: revenue down ~7.9% YoY and net margins compressed — outlets like the WSJ note ongoing struggles tied to last year’s brand missteps and softer demand. WSJ: Cracker Barrel Works to Repair Its Business
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst commentary is mixed-to-negative despite the beat — a recent Seeking Alpha piece argues the company still warrants a downgrade based on structural issues. Seeking Alpha: Downgrade View
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest updates in public feeds look unreliable/zeroed-out and do not provide meaningful signal for positioning today. MarketBeat CBRL

About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc operates a distinctive combination of country-themed restaurants and retail stores across the United States. Since its founding in 1969, the company has focused on providing a nostalgic dining experience reminiscent of Southern hospitality, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with an emphasis on traditional comfort foods.

The restaurant segment offers an extensive menu featuring signature items such as buttermilk pancakes, country ham, biscuits and gravy, meatloaf and pot roast.