Caprock Group LLC Invests $2.35 Million in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 16,165 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,346,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth about $110,834,000. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 397.5% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $126,777,000 after purchasing an additional 654,763 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 1,770.7% during the second quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 471,506 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $61,852,000 after purchasing an additional 446,301 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Five Below by 31.1% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,540,501 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $202,083,000 after buying an additional 365,426 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Semper Augustus Investments Group LLC boosted its position in Five Below by 310.4% in the second quarter. Semper Augustus Investments Group LLC now owns 322,806 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $42,346,000 after buying an additional 244,142 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total transaction of $1,709,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 45,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,197,382.60. The trade was a 15.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total transaction of $400,466.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 9,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,677,224.42. This trade represents a 19.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on FIVE shares. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $242.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Guggenheim set a $225.00 price objective on Five Below in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $204.20.

Five Below Stock Down 2.4%

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $201.23 on Friday. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $210.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.10 billion, a PE ratio of 36.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.14. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $191.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $164.07.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.15% and a net margin of 6.96%.Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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. Sell-side analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.