The price-to-earnings ratio for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL) is 26.61x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CBRL is 1.35. 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 11.59% of that float. On May 02, 2025, CBRL’s average trading volume was 1.02M shares.
CBRL) stock’s latest price update
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL)’s stock price has plunge by -0.14relation to previous closing price of 42.70. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -1.39% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 247wallst.com reported 2025-05-01 that Insider buying has slowed considerably in the past week or so, due largely to the current first-quarter earnings reporting season.
CBRL’s Market Performance
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) has experienced a -1.39% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 3.97% rise in the past month, and a -34.11% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.61% for CBRL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.07% for CBRL stock, with a simple moving average of -8.58% 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 1.70% 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 -34.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.59%, as shares surge +3.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.70% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CBRL fell by -1.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.37. In addition, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc saw -19.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CBRL starting from GMT CAPITAL CORP, who purchase 70,293 shares at the price of $42.27 back on Apr 30 ’25. After this action, GMT CAPITAL CORP now owns 2,745,093 shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc, valued at $2,971,285 using the latest closing price.
GMT CAPITAL CORP, the 10% Owner of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc, purchase 53,000 shares at $41.84 during a trade that took place back on Apr 29 ’25, which means that GMT CAPITAL CORP is holding 2,674,800 shares at $2,217,520 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 0.59. 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 bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
