Q1 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Raised by Roth Capital

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 9th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.10) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.20). Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $106.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA's current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA's Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

KRUS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Lake Street Capital upped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $62.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Kura Sushi USA from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $71.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Kura Sushi USA currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $92.30.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Up 3.1%

NASDAQ:KRUS traded up $2.31 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $75.89. 286,184 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 288,839. Kura Sushi USA has a 52-week low of $40.03 and a 52-week high of $110.66. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $73.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.58. The company has a market cap of $917.51 million, a P/E ratio of -94.86 and a beta of 1.67.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 8th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.07. Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 0.49% and a negative net margin of 3.48%. The company had revenue of $73,965 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $71.82 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its position in Kura Sushi USA by 25.4% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 256,449 shares of the company's stock worth $13,130,000 after acquiring an additional 51,866 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Kura Sushi USA by 122.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 18,010 shares of the company's stock worth $922,000 after acquiring an additional 9,914 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in Kura Sushi USA by 18.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,983 shares of the company's stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares during the period. Granahan Investment Management LLC grew its position in Kura Sushi USA by 9.3% in the first quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC now owns 401,143 shares of the company's stock worth $20,539,000 after acquiring an additional 34,114 shares during the period. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new position in Kura Sushi USA in the first quarter worth approximately $573,000. 65.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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