William Blair Expects Increased Earnings for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Investment analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, up from their previous 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 brokerages have also recently commented on KRUS. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $72.00 price target on the stock. Lake Street Capital upgraded Kura Sushi USA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $103.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. TD Securities restated a “hold” rating and set a $72.00 price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Friday. Benchmark decreased their price objective 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. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $102.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kura Sushi USA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.00.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 8.0 %

NASDAQ KRUS opened at $43.61 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $64.25 and its 200 day moving average is $81.78. 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 $526.20 million, a PE ratio of -64.13 and a beta of 1.72.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 0.50% and a negative net margin of 3.08%.

Insider Activity at Kura Sushi USA

In related news, Director Seitaro Ishii sold 6,918 shares of Kura Sushi USA stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director now owns 1,313 shares in the company, valued at approximately $109,018.39. The trade was a 84.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Moody National Bank Trust Division increased 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 Kura Sushi USA by 16.0% during the 4th 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 during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 18.7% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 29,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,708,000 after acquiring an additional 4,700 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 82.3% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 1,334.5% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 109,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,906,000 after acquiring an additional 101,739 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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