William Blair Cuts Earnings Estimates for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – William Blair cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report issued on Wednesday, July 9th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will earn $0.15 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.25. 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.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 8th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.07. Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 0.49% and a negative net margin of 3.48%. The firm had revenue of $73,965 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $71.82 million.

KRUS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Lake Street Capital upped their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $62.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Wednesday. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $106.00 target price (up from $89.00) on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup increased their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, TD Securities restated a “hold” rating and set a $79.00 target price on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kura Sushi USA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.30.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 2.7%

KRUS opened at $74.38 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $73.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.99. Kura Sushi USA has a 12-month low of $40.03 and a 12-month high of $110.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $899.25 million, a P/E ratio of -92.98 and a beta of 1.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $61,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in Kura Sushi USA in the 1st quarter worth approximately $68,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $77,000. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 14.8% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the period. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $109,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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