Q4 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Reduced by William Blair

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, June 5th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.28. 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. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s FY2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released 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). The business had revenue of $64.89 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $66.30 million. Kura Sushi USA had a negative net margin of 3.08% and a negative return on equity of 0.50%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.09) EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on KRUS. Barclays reduced their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $75.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $71.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Benchmark reduced their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $115.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Lake Street Capital reduced their target price on Kura Sushi USA from $103.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Kura Sushi USA in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. They set a “hold” rating and a $72.00 target price on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.20.

Kura Sushi USA Price Performance

KRUS opened at $78.28 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $946.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.12 and a beta of 1.61. Kura Sushi USA has a one year low of $40.03 and a one year high of $110.66.

Institutional Trading of Kura Sushi USA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI purchased a new stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $61,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA in the 1st quarter worth approximately $68,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in Kura Sushi USA during the 4th quarter valued at $77,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 14.8% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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