Q4 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Reduced by William Blair

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

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen started coverage on Kura Sushi USA in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. They set a “hold” rating and a $72.00 price target on the stock. Benchmark lowered their price target 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. Citigroup lowered their price target 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. Lake Street Capital lowered their price target 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, Barclays lowered their price target 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.20.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of KRUS opened at $78.28 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $61.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $72.66. The company has a market cap of $946.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.12 and a beta of 1.61. Kura Sushi USA has a 12 month low of $40.03 and a 12 month high of $110.66.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. 12 West Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 12.8% in the 4th quarter. 12 West Capital Management LP now owns 556,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,400,000 after purchasing an additional 63,000 shares during the period. Granahan Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 9.3% in the 1st quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC now owns 401,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,539,000 after purchasing an additional 34,114 shares during the period. Portolan Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 72.4% in the 4th quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 373,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,809,000 after purchasing an additional 156,723 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 366,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,741,000 after purchasing an additional 8,201 shares during the period. Finally, Driehaus Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Kura Sushi USA in the 4th quarter worth $24,063,000. 65.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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