Q3 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Boosted by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities researchers at William Blair raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.10. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA’s current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on KRUS. Benchmark lowered their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $115.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Lake Street Capital upgraded Kura Sushi USA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $103.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, February 21st. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Kura Sushi USA in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. They set a “hold” rating and a $72.00 price objective for the company. Barclays reduced their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $102.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $116.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.00.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Down 8.0 %

Shares of KRUS opened at $43.61 on Friday. Kura Sushi USA has a 52-week low of $40.03 and a 52-week high of $121.99. The company has a market cap of $526.20 million, a PE ratio of -64.13 and a beta of 1.72. The business has a fifty day moving average of $64.25 and a 200 day moving average of $81.78.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.16. Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 0.50% and a negative net margin of 3.08%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Moody National Bank Trust Division grew its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 21.9% in the first quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 28,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $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 increased its position 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 worth $691,000 after purchasing an additional 1,052 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 29,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,708,000 after purchasing an additional 4,700 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 82.3% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 68,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,212,000 after buying an additional 30,968 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Kura Sushi USA by 1,334.5% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 109,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,906,000 after buying an additional 101,739 shares in the last quarter. 65.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Seitaro Ishii sold 6,918 shares of Kura Sushi USA stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.03, for a total value of $574,401.54. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,313 shares in the company, valued at approximately $109,018.39. This trade represents a 84.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

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