Analyzing Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) and Its Peers

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Kura Sushi USA to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

65.5% of Kura Sushi USA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Kura Sushi USA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Kura Sushi USA and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kura Sushi USA	1	5	4	1	2.45
Kura Sushi USA Competitors	3789	17180	25454	901	2.50

Kura Sushi USA currently has a consensus price target of $63.78, indicating a potential upside of 82.43%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 60.47%. Given Kura Sushi USA’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kura Sushi USA is more favorable than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

Kura Sushi USA has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kura Sushi USA’s peers have a beta of 1.63, indicating that their average stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kura Sushi USA and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kura Sushi USA	$282.76 million	-$1.90 million	-194.22
Kura Sushi USA Competitors	$3.31 billion	$247.14 million	-148.55

Kura Sushi USA’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Kura Sushi USA. Kura Sushi USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Kura Sushi USA and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kura Sushi USA	-0.65%	-0.18%	-0.09%
Kura Sushi USA Competitors	2.33%	-40.13%	2.12%

Summary

Kura Sushi USA peers beat Kura Sushi USA on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Kura Sushi USA Company Profile

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. operates technology-enabled Japanese restaurants in the United States. The company was formerly known as Kula Sushi USA, Inc. and changed its name to Kura Sushi USA, Inc. in October 2017. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Kura Sushi, Inc.