Brokerages Set Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) PT at $253.90

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $253.90.

FIVE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Guggenheim lowered their target price on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 5th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Mizuho raised shares of Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $225.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 9th.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Castleark Management LLC increased its position in shares of Five Below by 27.8% during the fourth quarter. Castleark Management LLC now owns 48,340 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $9,105,000 after purchasing an additional 10,520 shares in the last quarter. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter worth $911,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,090,973 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $205,535,000 after purchasing an additional 53,808 shares in the last quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC grew its stake in Five Below by 18,132.0% during the 4th quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 9,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,747,000 after buying an additional 9,066 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lisanti Capital Growth LLC grew its stake in Five Below by 48.4% during the 4th quarter. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC now owns 43,844 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $8,258,000 after buying an additional 14,305 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $202.63 on Friday. Five Below has a 1 year low of $130.00 and a 1 year high of $251.63. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $199.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.20 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.650-9.050 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.290 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Five Below will post 9.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Five Below

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.