Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Receives $198.60 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation, thirteen have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $198.60.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Barclays increased their price objective on Five Below from $160.00 to $193.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Five Below from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Zacks Research upgraded Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on Five Below from $179.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $190.37 on Friday. Five Below has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $205.22. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $180.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $158.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.13.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released 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 net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. The company’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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five Below news, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total transaction of $400,466.00. Following the sale, the director owned 9,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,677,224.42. The trade was a 19.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total transaction of $1,365,675.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 32,913 shares in the company, valued at $5,993,128.17. The trade was a 18.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308 over the last ninety days. Company 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. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Five Below by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,376,471 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $831,740,000 after purchasing an additional 69,101 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Five Below by 21.6% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,873,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $289,771,000 after buying an additional 332,615 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in Five Below by 0.7% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,496,952 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $196,370,000 after buying an additional 10,971 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its holdings in Five Below by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,353,928 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $209,453,000 after buying an additional 12,583 shares during the period. Finally, Samlyn Capital LLC raised its position in Five Below by 26.0% during the 3rd quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 944,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $146,055,000 after buying an additional 194,795 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.