Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) Receives “Outperform” Rating from William Blair

William Blair reiterated their outperform rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) in a report published on Wednesday,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on KRUS. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Northcoast Research assumed coverage on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price target for the company. Finally, Craig Hallum raised their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Kura Sushi USA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Down 2.8 %

Kura Sushi USA stock opened at $87.57 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $96.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.50. The company has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a PE ratio of -112.27 and a beta of 1.84. Kura Sushi USA has a twelve month low of $48.66 and a twelve month high of $122.81.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Kura Sushi USA will post 0.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Kura Sushi USA

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quest Partners LLC increased its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 237.9% during the 3rd 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 purchased a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA during the third quarter valued at $237,000. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 1,292 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 33.4% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 6,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 1,644 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in Kura Sushi USA by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $516,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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