Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $210.33.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on FIVE shares. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price objective on Five Below from $230.00 to $220.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Five Below from $225.00 to $214.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 22nd. Mizuho began coverage on Five Below in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $225.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Five Below from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $180.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 25th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on Five Below from $270.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Planned Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. CVA Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC purchased a new position in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth $37,000.

Five Below Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $146.74 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $8.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.21. Five Below has a 52 week low of $140.19 and a 52 week high of $216.18. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.15.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 20th. The specialty retailer reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.78 by ($0.13). The company had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.35 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 8.46% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.07 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Five Below will post 6.05 EPS for the current year.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.