Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Shares Sold by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP decreased its position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 19.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,039,548 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 258,958 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP owned about 1.89% of Five Below worth $136,368,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 77.8% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 108,615 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $14,248,000 after purchasing an additional 47,522 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Five Below by 238.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 755 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $99,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Five Below by 10.0% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 97,677 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $12,813,000 after buying an additional 8,850 shares in the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,591,000. Finally, Blueshift Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,077,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on FIVE. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $204.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Five Below from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Craig Hallum raised their target price on Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Five Below from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.63.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $168.42 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $155.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $141.42. The company has a market cap of $9.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.24, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.17. Five Below, Inc. has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $168.98.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results 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 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 17.36% and a net margin of 6.96%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior 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, analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.