William Blair Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.08) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.04). William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.16. Kura Sushi USA had a negative net margin of 3.70% and a negative return on equity of 1.22%.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Lake Street Capital raised their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $78.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Craig Hallum raised their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kura Sushi USA has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Price Performance

Kura Sushi USA stock opened at $87.57 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $96.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.50. Kura Sushi USA has a 12-month low of $48.66 and a 12-month high of $122.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -112.27 and a beta of 1.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quest Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 237.9% in the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC bought a new stake in Kura Sushi USA in the third quarter worth about $237,000. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in 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 raised its position in 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 bought a new stake in Kura Sushi USA in the second quarter worth about $521,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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