Roth Capital Forecasts Increased Earnings for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) EPS 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 brokerages also recently weighed in on KRUS. Lake Street Capital upped their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $78.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Craig Hallum upped their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Wednesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kura Sushi USA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Price Performance

Shares of KRUS stock opened at $87.57 on Friday. Kura Sushi USA has a 1 year low of $48.66 and a 1 year high of $122.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $96.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.47. The company has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -112.27 and a beta of 1.84.

Institutional Trading of Kura Sushi USA

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 438.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 11,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,000 after acquiring an additional 9,229 shares in the last quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in Kura Sushi USA in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,609,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 33.4% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 6,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 1,644 shares in the last quarter. Rheos Capital Works Inc. grew its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rheos Capital Works Inc. now owns 204,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,434,000 after acquiring an additional 12,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fred Alger Management LLC grew its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 505,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,731,000 after acquiring an additional 99,515 shares in the last quarter. 65.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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