William Blair Predicts Increased Earnings for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair lifted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 9th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $0.28 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.26. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA's current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on KRUS. Benchmark decreased their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $115.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. TD Cowen started coverage on Kura Sushi USA in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $72.00 price objective on the stock. TD Securities reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $72.00 target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $75.00 to $52.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $71.00 to $47.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kura Sushi USA has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $77.20.

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Kura Sushi USA Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:KRUS traded up $1.03 during trading on Thursday, reaching $52.95. 137,056 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 200,112. Kura Sushi USA has a 1-year low of $40.03 and a 1-year high of $121.99. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.83. The firm has a market cap of $638.89 million, a P/E ratio of -77.87 and a beta of 1.72.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 8th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $64.89 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $66.30 million. Kura Sushi USA had a negative net margin of 3.08% and a negative return on equity of 0.50%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.09) EPS.

Insider Transactions at Kura Sushi USA

In related news, Director Seitaro Ishii sold 6,918 shares of Kura Sushi USA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.03, for a total transaction of $574,401.54. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,313 shares of the company's stock, valued at $109,018.39. This trade represents a 84.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.30% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 33.4% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 6,572 shares of the company's stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 1,644 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC acquired a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $237,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 128,068 shares of the company's stock worth $10,317,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 438.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 11,333 shares of the company's stock worth $914,000 after buying an additional 9,229 shares during the period. Finally, Kings Path Partners LLC lifted its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC now owns 11,015 shares of the company's stock valued at $998,000 after buying an additional 831 shares in the last quarter. 65.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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