Q4 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Cut by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Analysts at William Blair cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a note issued to investors on Thursday, June 5th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. 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 FY2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on KRUS. TD Securities reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $72.00 target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Friday, April 4th. Benchmark reduced their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $115.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Lake Street Capital decreased their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $103.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $75.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, TD Cowen initiated 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently 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 $78.79 on Monday. Kura Sushi USA has a 1 year low of $40.03 and a 1 year high of $110.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $952.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.87 and a beta of 1.61. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.78.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI acquired a new stake in Kura Sushi USA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $61,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA during the first quarter valued at $68,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA during the fourth quarter worth $77,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 14.8% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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