Roth Capital Expects Reduced Earnings for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Kura Sushi USA’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s FY2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.16. Kura Sushi USA had a negative return on equity of 1.22% and a negative net margin of 3.70%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on KRUS. Lake Street Capital upped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $78.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Barclays upped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Craig Hallum upped their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kura Sushi USA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 3.7 %

NASDAQ KRUS opened at $84.35 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -108.14 and a beta of 1.84. Kura Sushi USA has a twelve month low of $48.66 and a twelve month high of $122.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $96.22 and a 200 day moving average of $79.46.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Moody National Bank Trust Division increased its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 23,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,089,000 after buying an additional 2,728 shares in the last quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC now owns 11,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $998,000 after purchasing an additional 831 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 438.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 11,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,000 after purchasing an additional 9,229 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 0.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 128,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,317,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Portolan Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 15.3% in the third quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 216,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,444,000 after purchasing an additional 28,655 shares in the last quarter. 65.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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