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Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Kura Sushi USA Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) had a short interest of 1.80 million shares sold short, representing 15.15% of the public float. This marks a -9.06% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, meaning it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 322,362 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,798,666 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,977,836 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.06%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$107.92 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
12,148,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
15.15%
Today's Trading Volume
182,371 shares
Average Trading Volume
322,362 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
57%
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Kura Sushi USA Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20261,798,666 shares $107.92 million -9.1%15.2%3.34 $60.00
3/31/20261,977,836 shares $138.03 million +10.0%16.7%7.22 $69.79
3/13/20261,798,523 shares $103.58 million +1.0%15.2%7.49 $57.59
2/27/20261,780,631 shares $125.41 million +1.7%15.0%11.56 $70.43
2/13/20261,751,222 shares $119.05 million -1.5%14.8%5.8 $67.98
1/30/20261,777,472 shares $118.75 million -0.2%15.0%6.61 $66.81
1/15/20261,780,382 shares $131.46 million +7.5%15.0%3.83 $73.84
12/31/20251,655,542 shares $86.63 million -6.7%14.0%5.49 $52.33
12/15/20251,774,338 shares $92.37 million +10.0%15.0%5.73 $52.06
11/28/20251,612,698 shares $80.35 million +10.9%13.6%4.83 $49.83
11/14/20251,453,937 shares $66.14 million -1.8%12.3%2.72 $45.49
10/31/20251,480,266 shares $84.27 million -0.4%12.5%6.21 $56.93
10/15/20251,490,000 shares $94.73 million -6.3%23.5%6.2 $63.58
9/30/20251,590,000 shares $94.46 million +3.9%25.1%6.1 $59.41
9/15/20251,530,000 shares $122.77 million +13.3%24.1%5.3 $80.24
8/31/20251,350,000 shares $114.49 million -11.8%21.4%4.7 $84.81
8/15/20251,530,000 shares $118.16 million No Change24.2%5.2 $77.23
7/31/20251,530,000 shares $134.24 million -5.0%24.2%5.1 $87.74
7/15/20251,610,000 shares $116.84 million +1.9%25.5%5.4 $72.57
6/30/20251,580,000 shares $136.01 million -6.0%25.0%4.9 $86.08
6/15/20251,680,000 shares $131.39 million No Change26.6%5.5 $78.21
5/31/20251,680,000 shares $110.70 million +7.0%26.6%5.3 $65.89
5/15/20251,570,000 shares $105.33 million +9.8%24.8%5 $67.09
4/30/20251,430,000 shares $84.20 million +8.3%22.6%4.6 $58.88
4/15/20251,320,000 shares $71.27 million +29.4%20.9%4.4 $53.99
3/31/20251,020,000 shares $52.22 million -1.0%16.2%3.6 $51.20
3/15/20251,030,000 shares $52.07 million +2.0%16.3%4.7 $50.55
2/28/20251,010,000 shares $62.82 million -17.2%16.0%5.4 $62.20
2/15/20251,220,000 shares $94.48 million -9.6%19.3%7.5 $77.44
1/31/20251,350,000 shares $108 million -1.5%21.6%8.3 $80.00
1/15/20251,370,000 shares $112.00 million -2.1%22.5%8.5 $81.75
12/31/20241,400,000 shares $126.81 million -4.1%20.3%9.3 $90.58
12/15/20241,460,000 shares $141.52 million +0.7%21.1%10.4 $96.93
11/30/20241,450,000 shares $155.03 million +5.8%22.0%8.9 $106.92
11/15/20241,370,000 shares $122.23 million -6.8%20.8%8.4 $89.22
10/31/20241,470,000 shares $146.74 million -16.5%24.1%9.3 $99.82
10/15/20241,760,000 shares $147.86 million +0.6%28.9%10.9 $84.01
9/30/20241,750,000 shares $140.98 million -11.2%28.7%9 $80.56
9/15/20241,970,000 shares $153.23 million +0.5%32.3%8.5 $77.78
8/31/20241,960,000 shares $129.34 million +12.0%32.1%8.5 $65.99
8/15/20241,750,000 shares $114.22 million -1.7%28.7%7.8 $65.27
7/31/20241,780,000 shares $102.33 million +3.5%29.2%8.1 $57.49
7/15/20241,720,000 shares $91.37 million +3.6%28.2%8.8 $53.12
6/30/20241,660,000 shares $104.73 million +3.1%27.3%9.3 $63.09
6/15/20241,610,000 shares $133.15 million +6.6%26.4%11.1 $82.70
5/31/20241,510,000 shares $150.86 million -7.4%24.8%11 $99.91
5/15/20241,630,000 shares $173.90 million +1.2%26.8%13.4 $106.69
4/30/20241,610,000 shares $177.23 million +4.6%26.6%14.6 $110.08
4/15/20241,540,000 shares $169.48 million +6.2%25.6%13.5 $110.05
3/31/20241,450,000 shares $166.98 million +10.7%24.1%11.7 $115.16
3/15/20241,310,000 shares $131.24 million -0.8%21.8%12.1 $100.18
2/29/20241,320,000 shares $125.44 million No Change21.9%12.1 $95.03
2/15/20241,320,000 shares $136.61 million No Change21.9%11.9 $103.49
1/31/20241,320,000 shares $129.53 million No Change22.0%10.2 $98.13
1/15/20241,320,000 shares $116.89 million +6.5%21.9%9.9 $88.55
12/31/20231,240,000 shares $94.24 million +9.7%20.6%9.2 $76.00
12/15/20231,130,000 shares $77.96 million +3.7%18.7%9.1 $68.99
11/30/20231,090,000 shares $68.10 million +5.8%19.8%8.8 $62.48
11/15/20231,030,000 shares $60.58 million -16.9%18.7%8.3 $58.82
10/31/20231,240,000 shares $70.85 million -6.1%22.7%11.4 $57.14
10/15/20231,320,000 shares $81.03 million -1.5%24.2%13.2 $61.39
9/30/20231,340,000 shares $88.60 million +2.3%24.5%12.6 $66.12
9/15/20231,310,000 shares $100.54 million +1.6%24.0%11.7 $76.75
8/31/20231,290,000 shares $112.71 million +5.7%23.6%11.4 $87.37
8/15/20231,220,000 shares $110.07 million +3.4%22.3%10.4 $90.22
7/31/20231,180,000 shares $117.42 million No Change21.6%9.8 $99.51
7/15/20231,180,000 shares $121.62 million -6.4%21.9%9.4 $103.07
6/30/20231,260,000 shares $117.12 million +1.6%23.4%7.5 $92.95
6/15/20231,240,000 shares $105.02 million +2.5%23.4%7.1 $84.69
5/31/20231,210,000 shares $98.60 million +1.7%22.9%6.9 $81.49
5/15/20231,190,000 shares $78.79 million +2.6%22.5%6.6 $66.21
4/30/20231,160,000 shares $79.95 million No Change24.7%6.2 $68.92
4/15/20231,160,000 shares $75.20 million +6.4%24.7%6.2 $64.83
3/31/20231,090,000 shares $71.77 million -4.4%26.1%5.5 $65.84
3/15/20231,140,000 shares $73.87 million No Change27.5%6.8 $64.80
2/28/20231,140,000 shares $71.39 million -2.6%27.5%7.3 $62.62
2/15/20231,170,000 shares $72.96 million +1.7%28.2%7.9 $62.36
1/31/20231,150,000 shares $71.46 million +9.5%27.7%7.8 $62.14
1/15/20231,050,000 shares $60.33 million -9.5%25.2%7.6 $57.46
12/30/20221,160,000 shares $55.31 million +7.4%28.1%9.2 $47.68
12/15/20221,080,000 shares $66.23 million +4.9%26.3%12 $61.32
11/30/20221,030,000 shares $67.67 million +2.0%24.9%12.2 $65.70
11/15/20221,010,000 shares $65.24 million -2.9%24.5%11.9 $64.59
10/31/20221,040,000 shares $82.19 million -1.0%25.3%12.6 $79.03
10/15/20221,050,000 shares $72.30 million +1.0%25.6%12.2 $68.86
9/30/20221,040,000 shares $76.52 million +24.2%25.3%11.2 $73.58
9/15/2022837,700 shares $60.18 million +27.8%20.4%7.7 $71.84
8/31/2022655,600 shares $49.01 million +34.2%16.0%6.2 $74.76
8/15/2022488,700 shares $46.76 million +11.2%11.9%4.8 $95.69
7/31/2022439,400 shares $37.10 million -5.5%10.7%4.6 $84.44
7/15/2022464,800 shares $35.88 million +7.9%11.3%5.2 $77.19
6/30/2022430,700 shares $21.33 million +27.5%10.5%5 $49.53
6/15/2022337,700 shares $14.05 million +16.4%8.3%5.1 $41.61
5/31/2022290,100 shares $10.93 million +4.6%7.1%4.7 $37.69
5/15/2022277,400 shares $10.26 million -4.7%6.8%4.5 $36.99
4/30/2022291,200 shares $14.61 million +7.2%7.1%4.6 $50.18
4/15/2022271,700 shares $15.10 million -4.1%6.7%3.8 $55.59
3/31/2022283,200 shares $15.62 million +5.8%6.9%3.3 $55.15
3/15/2022267,700 shares $13.11 million -10.3%6.6%3.1 $48.98
2/28/2022298,300 shares $15.72 million -19.1%9.2%3.4 $52.70
2/15/2022368,700 shares $18.88 million +14.2%11.4%4.1 $51.20
1/31/2022323,000 shares $14.91 million +27.1%7.7%3.3 $46.15
1/15/2022254,100 shares $13.97 million +23.3%6.1%3 $54.97
12/31/2021206,100 shares $16.66 million -3.5%4.9%2.8 $80.84
12/15/2021213,500 shares $14.59 million -16.3%5.1%3.4 $68.34
11/30/2021255,200 shares $16.23 million -8.0%6.0%4.4 $63.60
11/15/2021277,400 shares $19.60 million -6.8%6.5%5.2 $70.66
10/29/2021297,500 shares $12.67 million +5.7%6.9%7.3 $42.58
10/15/2021281,500 shares $12.88 million -3.2%6.6%5.8 $45.75
9/30/2021290,700 shares $12.70 million -1.6%6.8%4 $43.68
9/15/2021295,300 shares $13.53 million -4.4%6.9%4.1 $45.83
8/31/2021308,800 shares $15.69 million +7.9%7.2%4.4 $50.81
8/13/2021286,100 shares $12.90 million +6.4%6.7%4.1 $45.08
7/30/2021268,900 shares $13.07 million +18.9%7.6%3.9 $48.62
7/15/2021226,200 shares $11.62 million +1.9%6.5%3.6 $51.39
6/30/2021222,000 shares $8.44 million -1.6%7.4%5.7 $38.01
6/15/2021225,700 shares $8.20 million +6.2%7.5%5.5 $36.32
5/28/2021212,500 shares $9.13 million -6.5%7.1%4.8 $42.98
5/14/2021227,300 shares $7.83 million +4.1%7.6%4.1 $34.43

KRUS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kura Sushi USA's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Kura Sushi USA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 1,798,666 shares of KRUS short. 15.15% of Kura Sushi USA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kura Sushi USA's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Kura Sushi USA?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. KRUS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.3. Learn More on Kura Sushi USA's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Kura Sushi USA?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 15.15% of Kura Sushi USA's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Kura Sushi USA's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Kura Sushi USA saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,798,666 shares, a drop of 9.1% from the previous total of 1,977,836 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does Kura Sushi USA's short interest compare to its competitors?

15.15% of Kura Sushi USA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Kura Sushi USA: Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (3.34%), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (18.14%), Chagee Holdings Limited - Sponsored ADR (0.42%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (1.56%), Hotel101 Global Holdings Corp. (0.00%), Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (5.95%), Target Hospitality Corp. (8.87%), Super Hi International Holding Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (0.00%), First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (10.01%), Sweetgreen, Inc. (25.11%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Kura Sushi USA stock?

Short selling KRUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kura Sushi USA as its price is falling. KRUS shares are trading up $1.84 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Kura Sushi USA?

A short squeeze for Kura Sushi USA occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of KRUS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Kura Sushi USA's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including KRUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.

What do KRUs' short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like KRUS:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.



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This page (NASDAQ:KRUS) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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