William Blair Reduces Earnings Estimates for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a report released on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will earn ($0.08) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.04). William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.16. Kura Sushi USA had a negative net margin of 3.70% and a negative return on equity of 1.22%.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Lake Street Capital raised their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $78.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Craig Hallum upped their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kura Sushi USA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Performance

Shares of Kura Sushi USA stock opened at $90.09 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $96.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.49. The company has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.50 and a beta of 1.84. Kura Sushi USA has a one year low of $48.66 and a one year high of $122.81.

Institutional Trading of Kura Sushi USA

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $516,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 237.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares during the last quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 831 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 0.8% during the third 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 during the period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC grew its position in Kura Sushi USA by 32.2% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after buying an additional 1,292 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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