William Blair Predicts Weaker Earnings for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS - Free Report) - William Blair dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report released on Wednesday, July 9th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.25. 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.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. TD Securities reissued a "hold" rating and issued a $79.00 price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Wednesday. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research note on Wednesday. Lake Street Capital lifted their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $62.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Roth Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $106.00 price objective (up from $89.00) on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $71.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $92.30.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:KRUS traded down $0.80 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $73.58. The stock had a trading volume of 316,164 shares, compared to its average volume of 227,550. Kura Sushi USA has a twelve month low of $40.03 and a twelve month high of $110.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.58. The company has a market capitalization of $889.58 million, a PE ratio of -91.98 and a beta of 1.67.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $61,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in Kura Sushi USA during the 4th quarter worth $77,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in Kura Sushi USA in the fourth quarter valued at $109,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in Kura Sushi USA in the first quarter valued at $68,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 43.5% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,805 shares of the company's stock valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 547 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company's stock.

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