Q2 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Reduced by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.11) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.08). 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Benchmark dropped their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $115.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. TD Securities restated a “hold” rating and issued a $72.00 price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Friday. Citigroup cut 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 report on Wednesday, March 26th. Lake Street Capital upgraded shares of Kura Sushi USA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $103.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. They set a “hold” rating and a $72.00 price target on the stock. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kura Sushi USA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $86.00.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 8.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ KRUS opened at $43.61 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.78. The stock has a market cap of $526.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -64.13 and a beta of 1.72. Kura Sushi USA has a 12 month low of $40.03 and a 12 month high of $121.99.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released its earnings results 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%.

Insider Activity at Kura Sushi USA

In other news, Director Seitaro Ishii sold 6,918 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.03, for a total transaction of $574,401.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,313 shares in the company, valued at $109,018.39. This trade represents a 84.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. 12 West Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. 12 West Capital Management LP now owns 556,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,400,000 after acquiring an additional 63,000 shares in the last quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC raised its position in Kura Sushi USA by 72.4% in the 4th quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 373,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,809,000 after purchasing an additional 156,723 shares in the last quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC raised its position in Kura Sushi USA by 16.4% in the 4th quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC now owns 367,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,245,000 after purchasing an additional 51,599 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 357,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,413,000 after buying an additional 19,025 shares during the period. Finally, Driehaus Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA during the fourth quarter worth about $24,063,000. 65.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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