Kura Sushi USA Q2 EPS Forecast Decreased by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.08) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.04). William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

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%.

KRUS has been the topic of several other reports. 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 research note on Thursday, November 7th. 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 research note on Wednesday. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Kura Sushi USA currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Performance

Kura Sushi USA stock opened at $87.57 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.50. The company has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -112.27 and a beta of 1.84. Kura Sushi USA has a 1 year low of $48.66 and a 1 year high of $122.81.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of KRUS. Quest Partners LLC raised its position in Kura Sushi USA by 237.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 471 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC purchased a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 3rd quarter valued at about $237,000. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 32.2% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 1,292 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $516,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $521,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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