Roth Capital Raises Earnings Estimates for Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Kura Sushi USA in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.18. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) last issued 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%.

KRUS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective 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 target price 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. Lake Street Capital raised their price target on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $78.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Kura Sushi USA in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Kura Sushi USA from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Four 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.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.75.

Kura Sushi USA Trading Down 11.8 %

KRUS opened at $90.09 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.50 and a beta of 1.84. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $96.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.49. Kura Sushi USA has a 1-year low of $48.66 and a 1-year high of $122.81.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kura Sushi USA

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kings Path Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Kura Sushi USA by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC now owns 11,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $998,000 after buying an additional 831 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Kura Sushi USA by 438.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 11,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,000 after acquiring an additional 9,229 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Kura Sushi USA by 0.8% during 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 during the last quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC grew its position in Kura Sushi USA by 15.3% in the third quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 216,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,444,000 after acquiring an additional 28,655 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC bought a new position in shares of Kura Sushi USA during the 3rd quarter valued at about $237,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.49% of the company’s stock.

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