Q3 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Reduced by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.12. 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 FY2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. TD Cowen started coverage on Kura Sushi USA in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $72.00 target price for the company. Lake Street Capital cut their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $103.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $75.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. TD Securities reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $72.00 price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $71.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Kura Sushi USA currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.20.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:KRUS opened at $49.26 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $594.37 million, a P/E ratio of -72.44 and a beta of 1.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $59.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.06. Kura Sushi USA has a 52-week low of $40.03 and a 52-week high of $121.99.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $64.89 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $66.30 million. Kura Sushi USA had a negative net margin of 3.08% and a negative return on equity of 0.50%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.09) EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kura Sushi USA news, Director Seitaro Ishii sold 6,918 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $109,018.39. The trade was a 84.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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