Five Below’s (FIVE) “Outperform” Rating Reaffirmed at Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group reiterated their outperform rating on shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a $170.00 target price on the specialty retailer’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on FIVE. Loop Capital raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $130.00 to $165.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 30th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Five Below from $140.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on Five Below from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $150.21.

Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock opened at $156.65 on Thursday. Five Below has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $157.20. The stock has a market cap of $8.64 billion, a PE ratio of 31.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.18. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $144.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $116.30.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $988.91 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 6.45%.The business’s revenue was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.54 earnings per share. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In related news, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $210,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 42,672 shares in the company, valued at $5,974,080. This represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at $1,443,309.78. The trade was a 7.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Jump Financial LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 41.3% in the 1st quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 159,433 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $11,946,000 after buying an additional 46,586 shares in the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Five Below in the 1st quarter worth approximately $247,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Five Below by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,681 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $501,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 100.8% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,459 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,083,000 after buying an additional 7,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 122.9% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 242,509 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $18,547,000 after buying an additional 133,698 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.