Q3 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Lifted by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.06. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share.

A number of other research firms have also commented on KRUS. Barclays increased their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Lake Street Capital raised their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $78.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Craig Hallum increased their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:KRUS opened at $90.09 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $96.63 and a 200-day moving average of $79.49. Kura Sushi USA has a 52 week low of $48.66 and a 52 week high of $122.81. The company has a market capitalization of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.50 and a beta of 1.84.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KRUS. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 237.9% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC purchased a new stake in Kura Sushi USA during the 3rd quarter valued at $237,000. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 32.2% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after buying an additional 1,292 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of 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. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA during the second quarter valued at approximately $521,000. 65.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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