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

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have assigned a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $158.8333.

Several research firms have commented on FIVE. Guggenheim boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $148.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $170.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 2nd.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $163.15 on Thursday. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $52.38 and a fifty-two week high of $168.98. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $154.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $141.23. The firm has a market cap of $9.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.03, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.17.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 6.45%.The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 7.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,424,495 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $406,430,000 after buying an additional 376,932 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Five Below by 21.6% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,873,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $289,771,000 after acquiring an additional 332,615 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in Five Below by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,496,952 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $196,370,000 after acquiring an additional 10,971 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Five Below by 0.9% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,353,928 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $209,453,000 after acquiring an additional 12,583 shares during the period. Finally, Samlyn Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Five Below by 3.7% in the first quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 1,109,736 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $83,147,000 after purchasing an additional 39,375 shares during the last quarter.

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.