William Blair Reiterates “Outperform” Rating for Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS)

William Blair reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) in a research note published on Wednesday morning,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.11) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $116.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Benchmark cut their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $115.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Kura Sushi USA in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $72.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $75.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, TD Securities restated a “hold” rating and issued a $72.00 price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.20.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 3.2 %

NASDAQ KRUS opened at $49.26 on Wednesday. Kura Sushi USA has a 12 month low of $40.03 and a 12 month high of $121.99. The stock has a market cap of $594.37 million, a PE ratio of -72.44 and a beta of 1.72. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $59.94 and its 200 day moving average is $80.06.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th. The company reported ($0.14) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.06). Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 0.50% and a negative net margin of 3.08%. The company had revenue of $64.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $66.30 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.09) EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Kura Sushi USA will post 0.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Seitaro Ishii sold 6,918 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.03, for a total value of $574,401.54. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $109,018.39. This represents a 84.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 30,191.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,000 after acquiring an additional 3,623 shares during the last quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division lifted its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 21.9% during the first quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 28,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,439,000 after purchasing an additional 5,043 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 16.0% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 7,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $691,000 after purchasing an additional 1,052 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 29,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,708,000 after purchasing an additional 4,700 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 82.3% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 68,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,212,000 after purchasing an additional 30,968 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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