Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $66.42 and last traded at $64.59, with a volume of 1131076 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $61.08.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Loop Capital lifted their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $60.00 target price (up previously from $48.00) on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Bank of America lifted their target price on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from $39.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Finally, Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $53.86.
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $55.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $51.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.24, a PEG ratio of 6.23 and a beta of 1.45.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.41. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had a return on equity of 16.83% and a net margin of 1.65%. The business had revenue of $821.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $824.65 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. will post 2.76 EPS for the current year.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 13th. Investors of record on Friday, July 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 18th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.48%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's payout ratio is 38.76%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, major shareholder Gmt Capital Corp bought 53,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $41.84 per share, with a total value of $2,217,520.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 2,674,800 shares of the company's stock, valued at $111,913,632. This trade represents a 2.02% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 279,407 shares of company stock worth $11,873,864. Insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the 1st quarter worth $342,000. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 340.8% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 332,790 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $12,919,000 after purchasing an additional 257,301 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the 1st quarter worth $423,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store during the 1st quarter worth $1,065,000. Finally, Scientech Research LLC grew its stake in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by 276.2% during the 1st quarter. Scientech Research LLC now owns 18,892 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $733,000 after purchasing an additional 13,870 shares in the last quarter. 96.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
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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.
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