Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) Receives “Outperform” Rating from William Blair

William Blair reissued their outperform rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) in a research report report published on Wednesday,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Kura Sushi USA’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

KRUS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays increased their target price on shares of 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 lifted 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. Craig Hallum lifted their price target on shares of 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, Northcoast Research started coverage on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price objective on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kura Sushi USA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Stock Down 11.8 %

KRUS opened at $90.09 on Wednesday. Kura Sushi USA has a 52 week low of $48.66 and a 52 week high of $122.81. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.42. The firm has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -115.50 and a beta of 1.84.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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%. Sell-side analysts expect that Kura Sushi USA will post 0.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC raised its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 45.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,246,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,407,000 after acquiring an additional 390,688 shares during the last quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC grew its position in Kura Sushi USA by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 505,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,731,000 after buying an additional 99,515 shares during the last quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Kura Sushi USA by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 216,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,444,000 after buying an additional 28,655 shares during the period. Rheos Capital Works Inc. increased its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 6.3% in the third quarter. Rheos Capital Works Inc. now owns 204,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,434,000 after buying an additional 12,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 183,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,602,000 after acquiring an additional 8,146 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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