181,270 Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Acquired by Mane Global Capital Management LP

Mane Global Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 181,270 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $23,779,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jump Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 41.3% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 159,433 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $11,946,000 after acquiring an additional 46,586 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 2.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,681 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $501,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Five Below by 169.9% during the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,997 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $146,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Five Below during the first quarter worth approximately $240,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Five Below by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 681,872 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $51,089,000 after acquiring an additional 28,601 shares during the period.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $177.16 on Thursday. Five Below, Inc. has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $180.05. The company has a market capitalization of $9.77 billion, a PE ratio of 31.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50-day moving average of $156.64 and a 200-day moving average of $143.48.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.15% and a net margin of 6.96%.The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 earnings per share. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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 sale, the insider owned 12,163 shares in the company, valued at $2,120,983.94. This represents a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total value of $4,368,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 106,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,547,965. This trade represents a 19.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FIVE has been the topic of several analyst reports. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price objective on Five Below from $170.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Citigroup increased their target price on Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Five Below from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Craig Hallum upped their price objective on Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $175.16.

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.