The stock price of Kura Sushi USA Inc (NASDAQ: KRUS) has plunged by -8.11 when compared to previous closing price of 103.48, but the company has seen a -4.74% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-07 that KRUS, FTDR and LIVN made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on November 7, 2024.
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Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KRUS is 1.81. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for KRUS is 6.10M and currently, short sellers hold a 28.81% of that float. On November 08, 2024, KRUS’s average trading volume was 157.24K shares.
KRUS’s Market Performance
KRUS stock saw an increase of -4.74% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 14.13% and a quarterly increase of 64.92%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.74%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.59% for Kura Sushi USA Inc (KRUS). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.67% for KRUS’s stock, with a 8.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KRUS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KRUS stocks, with Northcoast repeating the rating for KRUS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KRUS in the upcoming period, according to Northcoast is $79 based on the research report published on September 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KRUS reach a price target of $114. The rating they have provided for KRUS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 24th, 2024.
Lake Street gave a rating of “Hold” to KRUS, setting the target price at $70 in the report published on January 05th of the current year.
KRUS Trading at 14.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KRUS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.57% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.74%, as shares surge +16.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +44.40% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KRUS fell by -4.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $93.53. In addition, Kura Sushi USA Inc saw 25.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KRUS starting from ISHII SEITARO, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $109.97 back on Apr 12 ’24. After this action, ISHII SEITARO now owns 1,313 shares of Kura Sushi USA Inc, valued at $549,871 using the latest closing price.
TAKAO BRENT, the (a) of Kura Sushi USA Inc, sale 14,422 shares at $88.97 during a trade that took place back on Jan 12 ’24, which means that TAKAO BRENT is holding 1,687 shares at $1,283,176 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KRUS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kura Sushi USA Inc stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -5.38, with -2.78 for asset returns.
Based on Kura Sushi USA Inc (KRUS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.82. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -57.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.64 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 41.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.15.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Kura Sushi USA Inc (KRUS) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
