Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock Rating Lowered by KeyCorp

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) was downgraded by investment analysts at KeyCorp from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on Five Below from $120.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Mizuho reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $85.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Guggenheim dropped their target price on shares of Five Below from $165.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Five Below from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $160.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $120.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $106.40.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $86.28 on Thursday. Five Below has a 1 year low of $64.87 and a 1 year high of $216.18. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.77. The company has a market capitalization of $4.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.98, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.20.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 28th. The specialty retailer reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.54. The business had revenue of $830.07 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $821.95 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 7.57%. Equities analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 30.4% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 13,573 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,462,000 after purchasing an additional 3,166 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Five Below by 1,842.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 22,528 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $4,086,000 after buying an additional 21,368 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Five Below by 1,379.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 16,875 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,491,000 after buying an additional 15,734 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Five Below during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,656,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Five Below by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,799,561 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $689,165,000 after buying an additional 38,419 shares in the last quarter.

About Five Below

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.