Kura Sushi USA’s (KRUS) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at William Blair

William Blair reiterated their outperform rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) in a report published on Wednesday morning,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Northcoast Research began coverage on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price objective for the company. Barclays boosted their price target on Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Craig Hallum raised their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Kura Sushi USA from $63.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Performance

Kura Sushi USA stock opened at $87.57 on Wednesday. Kura Sushi USA has a one year low of $48.66 and a one year high of $122.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $96.39 and a 200 day moving average of $79.50. The stock has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a PE ratio of -112.27 and a beta of 1.84.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.16. Kura Sushi USA had a negative net margin of 3.70% and a negative return on equity of 1.22%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Kura Sushi USA will post 0.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Kura Sushi USA

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 45.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,246,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,407,000 after purchasing an additional 390,688 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 24.5% in the third quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 505,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,731,000 after buying an additional 99,515 shares in the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 914.2% during the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 51,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,160,000 after acquiring an additional 46,549 shares during the last quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in Kura Sushi USA during the third quarter valued at $2,609,000. Finally, Roubaix Capital LLC increased its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 104.8% in the 3rd quarter. Roubaix Capital LLC now owns 56,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,590,000 after acquiring an additional 29,158 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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