William Blair Predicts Reduced Earnings for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.04 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.07. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA’s current full-year earnings is ($0.05) per share.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on KRUS. Barclays increased their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Craig Hallum raised their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Northcoast Research assumed coverage on Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $79.00 target price for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $84.88.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 4.3 %

Shares of KRUS opened at $90.97 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -116.63 and a beta of 1.86. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $83.51 and a 200 day moving average of $80.38. Kura Sushi USA has a 12 month low of $48.66 and a 12 month high of $122.81.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $66.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $64.13 million. Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 1.22% and a negative net margin of 3.70%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Comerica Bank grew its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 58.6% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 7.6% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $378,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 4.5% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $516,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Kura Sushi USA during the first quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC boosted its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 237.9% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 471 shares during the period. 65.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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