Q4 Earnings Estimate for Five Below Issued By Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $3.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.15. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $4.02 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.51 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on FIVE. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Guggenheim raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Five Below from $160.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $175.16.

Five Below Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $176.77 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $158.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $145.57. Five Below has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $184.57. The company has a market capitalization of $9.75 billion, a PE ratio of 31.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.17.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 earnings per share. The company’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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jump Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 41.3% during the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 159,433 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $11,946,000 after buying an additional 46,586 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Five Below by 169.9% in the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,997 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $146,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in Five Below by 118.0% in the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 21,802 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,591,000 after acquiring an additional 11,802 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Five Below by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 690,615 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $90,595,000 after acquiring an additional 8,743 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Junto Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 1st quarter worth about $32,788,000.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total transaction of $1,365,675.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 32,913 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,993,128.17. This trade represents a 18.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’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 directly owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,120,983.94. This trade represents a 4.28% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 33,044 shares of company stock worth $5,829,288. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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.