FY2025 EPS Estimate for Kura Sushi USA Reduced by Analyst

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued on Monday, June 23rd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.02. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA's current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by ($0.06). Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 0.78% and a negative net margin of 4.06%. The firm had revenue of $64.89 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $66.30 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.09) EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on KRUS. Benchmark decreased their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $115.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $71.00 to $47.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Lake Street Capital cut their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $103.00 to $62.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. TD Securities restated a "hold" rating and set a $72.00 price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $52.00 to $71.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $79.10.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 0.3%

KRUS stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $81.72. The company had a trading volume of 295,014 shares, compared to its average volume of 227,661. Kura Sushi USA has a 52 week low of $40.03 and a 52 week high of $110.66. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $69.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $70.68. The stock has a market cap of $987.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -90.80 and a beta of 1.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KRUS. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Kura Sushi USA during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $61,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in Kura Sushi USA in the first quarter worth $68,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in Kura Sushi USA in the fourth quarter worth $77,000. US Bancorp DE increased its position in Kura Sushi USA by 14.8% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,073 shares of the company's stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in Kura Sushi USA during the fourth quarter worth $109,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company's stock.

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