Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) Given Outperform Rating at William Blair

William Blair reissued their outperform rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) in a research report released on Wednesday morning,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on KRUS. Craig Hallum increased their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Northcoast Research started coverage on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price target on the stock. Barclays upped their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Performance

KRUS stock opened at $90.09 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $96.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -115.50 and a beta of 1.84. Kura Sushi USA has a one year low of $48.66 and a one year high of $122.81.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.16. Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 1.22% and a negative net margin of 3.70%. Research analysts forecast that Kura Sushi USA will post 0.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 237.9% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA during the third quarter valued at about $237,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 32.2% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $427,000 after acquiring an additional 1,292 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 4.5% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $516,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Kura Sushi USA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $521,000. 65.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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