Have you been paying attention to shares of Carrols Restaurant Group ? Shares have been on the move with the stock up 42.1% over the past month. The stock hit a new 52-week high of $8.05 in the previous session. Carrols Restaurant Group has gained 458.1% since the start of the year compared to the 17.6% move for the Zacks Retail-Wholesale sector and the 5.1% return for the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry. What's Driving the Outperformance? The stock has a great record of positive earnings surprises, as it hasn't missed our earnings consensus estimate in any of the last four quarters. In its last earnings report on November 9, 2023, Carrols Restaurant reported EPS of $0.16 versus consensus estimate of $0.07. For the current fiscal year, Carrols Restaurant is expected to post earnings of $0.42 per share on $1.87 billion in revenues. This represents a 160% change in EPS on an 8.11% change in revenues. For the next fiscal year, the company is expected to earn $0.45 per share on $1.93 billion in revenues.