The stock of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) has seen a -3.16% decrease in the past week, with a 17.45% gain in the past month, and a 30.10% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.34% for CBRL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.69% for CBRL’s stock, with a 13.07% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL) Right Now?
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 21.16x compared to its average ratio. CBRL has 36-month beta value of 1.45. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for CBRL is 21.75M, and currently, short sellers hold a 13.82% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CBRL on June 11, 2025 was 1.04M shares.
CBRL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL) has plunged by -10.26 when compared to previous closing price of 60.74, but the company has seen a -3.16% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-09 that Cracker Barrel’s Q3 FY25 showed positive same-store sales, menu innovation, and raised full-year EBITDA guidance, confirming the turnaround thesis. Value-for-money positioning and comfort food appeal continue to attract both higher- and lower-income diners, driving relative outperformance versus fast food and fine dining. Financials remain solid: restaurant sales growth, manageable debt, and improved productivity offsetting labor inflation, though retail sales lagged and Q3 FCF was negative.
Analysts’ Opinion of CBRL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CBRL stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for CBRL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CBRL in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $55 based on the research report published on March 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CBRL reach a price target of $58, previously predicting the price at $46. The rating they have provided for CBRL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 05th, 2024.
Argus gave a rating of “Buy” to CBRL, setting the target price at $52 in the report published on November 18th of the previous year.
CBRL Trading at 13.63% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CBRL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.69% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CBRL starting from GMT CAPITAL CORP, who purchase 53,000 shares at the price of $44.60 back on May 07 ’25. After this action, GMT CAPITAL CORP now owns 2,833,700 shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc, valued at $2,363,800 using the latest closing price.
GMT CAPITAL CORP, the 10% Owner of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc, purchase 35,607 shares at $42.77 during a trade that took place back on May 01 ’25, which means that GMT CAPITAL CORP is holding 2,780,700 shares at $1,522,911 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CBRL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 12.90, with 2.69 for asset returns.
Based on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 156.87 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 68.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.63. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.65.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
