Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL)’s stock price has plunge by 2.16relation to previous closing price of 54.75. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -2.31% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-22 that Cracker Barrel (CBRL) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL) is 34.91x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CBRL is 1.41. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for CBRL is 21.75M and currently, short sellers hold a 16.02% of that float. On May 23, 2025, CBRL’s average trading volume was 1.06M shares.
CBRL’s Market Performance
The stock of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) has seen a -2.31% decrease in the past week, with a 27.17% rise in the past month, and a 19.00% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.46%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.34% for CBRL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 14.38% for CBRL stock, with a simple moving average of 18.57% for the last 200 days.
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 27.18% 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 -14.52% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.46%, as shares surge +29.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +27.72% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CBRL fell by -2.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +39.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.90. In addition, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc saw 5.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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 7.80, with 1.66 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 0.67. 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 0.62.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
