Q3 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Boosted by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Stock analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.06. 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.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on KRUS. Craig Hallum lifted their price objective on 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 increased their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. 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 report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Lake Street Capital increased 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. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Kura Sushi USA currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Performance

KRUS opened at $87.57 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -112.27 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. The business’s fifty day moving average is $96.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.50.

Institutional Trading of Kura Sushi USA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 237.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 471 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC acquired a new stake in Kura Sushi USA during the third quarter worth about $237,000. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 32.2% during 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 during the period. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Kura Sushi USA in the second quarter valued at approximately $521,000. 65.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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