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

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $204.20.

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $242.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Evercore upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $188.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. UBS Group set a $255.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, January 22nd.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Five Below news, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total transaction of $94,862.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,120,983.94. This represents a 4.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total value 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 approximately $9,197,382.60. This trade represents a 15.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Five Below by 40,774,210.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,445,139,000 after purchasing an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the fourth quarter valued at about $182,786,000. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 654,763 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in Five Below by 54.6% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $336,254,000 after buying an additional 630,710 shares during the period. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $100,884,000.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE opened at $205.93 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.14. Five Below has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $210.33. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $192.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $165.35.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. 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 expect that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current 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.