Insider Selling: Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) COO Sells $389,408.25 in Stock

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) COO Kenneth Bull sold 1,925 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.29, for a total value of $389,408.25. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 99,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,049,973.35. This represents a 1.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Five Below Stock Down 0.7%

FIVE stock opened at $196.69 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $176.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $156.17. Five Below, Inc. has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $205.22. The company has a market capitalization of $10.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.13.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 EPS. 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, research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Five Below News

Here are the key news stories impacting Five Below this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Telsey Advisory Group published a bullish forecast calling for strong price appreciation for FIVE, reinforcing investor optimism after the company’s strong quarter and guidance. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade and raised targets recently helped FIVE hit a new 12‑month high, attracting buy‑side attention and momentum flows. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamental backdrop remains supportive after the Dec. 3 earnings beat and raised FY25 guidance (revenue growth and EPS outlook above expectations), which underpins bullish analyst notes and higher targets. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published a short momentum piece noting a recent one‑week gain; useful for momentum traders but not a fundamental driver. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Product coverage (viral $3 catnip ball stories on MSN/AOL) highlights merchandising and SKU momentum—good for brand/traffic but unlikely to move valuation materially by itself. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Material insider selling: CAO Eric Specter sold 8,500 shares (~$1.71M) and COO Kenneth Bull sold multiple tranches (5,100 and 1,925 shares), disclosures that can weigh on near‑term sentiment even if for personal-liquidity reasons. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies’ downgrade on valuation grounds and related notes that the stock may be discounting peak growth inject caution and can cap upside after the recent run. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $179.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $188.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $236.00 target price on Five Below in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.15.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CI Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 44.3% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 9.9% in the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 830 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $128,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 4.5% in the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $287,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 17.5% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) is an American specialty discount retailer offering a broad assortment of merchandise priced primarily at $5 or below. Since its founding in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, the company has pursued a value-focused retail model targeting tweens, teens and beyond, with stores designed to deliver trend-driven products at an accessible price point. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below has grown into a national chain operating in dozens of U.S.