George Hill Sells 7,500 Shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total value of $1,365,675.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 32,913 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,993,128.17. The trade was a 18.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Five Below Price Performance

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $178.54 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $9.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $159.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $145.80. Five Below, Inc. has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $184.57.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.42 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. CI Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 44.3% in the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Five Below by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 830 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $128,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Five Below by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 17.5% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Five Below by 22.6% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 516 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 95 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Craig Hallum boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Five Below in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $187.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research upgraded Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Five Below from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $170.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $177.00.

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.