FY2025 EPS Estimates for Kura Sushi USA Decreased by Analyst

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities researchers at William Blair cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 23rd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate 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. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

KRUS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Lake Street Capital reduced their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $103.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Benchmark dropped their price target 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. TD Securities restated a “hold” rating and issued a $72.00 price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Barclays boosted their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $52.00 to $71.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $71.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $79.10.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Performance

Kura Sushi USA stock opened at $81.96 on Wednesday. Kura Sushi USA has a 52 week low of $40.03 and a 52 week high of $110.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $990.90 million, a P/E ratio of -91.07 and a beta of 1.61. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.81.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 0.78% and a negative net margin of 4.06%. The firm had revenue of $64.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $66.30 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.09) earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 25.4% during the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 256,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,130,000 after purchasing an additional 51,866 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 122.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 18,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $922,000 after purchasing an additional 9,914 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Kura Sushi USA by 18.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,000 after buying an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 9.3% during the first quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC now owns 401,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,539,000 after buying an additional 34,114 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP bought a new stake in Kura Sushi USA during the 1st quarter worth $573,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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