Q3 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Lowered by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Stock analysts at William Blair cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 23rd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.03) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.02). 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.

KRUS has been the subject of several other reports. Benchmark dropped their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $115.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $71.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays upped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $52.00 to $71.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. TD Securities reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $72.00 price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Lake Street Capital lowered their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $103.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Kura Sushi USA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $79.10.

Kura Sushi USA Price Performance

Shares of KRUS stock opened at $81.96 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $990.90 million, a PE ratio of -91.07 and a beta of 1.61. Kura Sushi USA has a 1-year low of $40.03 and a 1-year high of $110.66. The business has a 50-day moving average of $68.79 and a 200 day moving average of $70.81.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $64.89 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $66.30 million. Kura Sushi USA had a negative net margin of 4.06% and a negative return on equity of 0.78%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.09) earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $61,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $77,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $109,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 1st quarter worth approximately $68,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 43.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,000 after acquiring an additional 547 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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