William Blair Predicts Lower Earnings for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.12. William Blair 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.

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

KRUS has been the topic of several other research reports. Lake Street Capital dropped their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $103.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of 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 reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $72.00 price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Friday, April 4th. TD Cowen began 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 objective for the company. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $75.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.20.

Kura Sushi USA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ KRUS opened at $49.26 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $59.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $594.37 million, a P/E ratio of -72.44 and a beta of 1.72. Kura Sushi USA has a 1 year low of $40.03 and a 1 year high of $121.99.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Seitaro Ishii sold 6,918 shares of Kura Sushi USA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was 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 owns 1,313 shares of the company’s stock, 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. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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