Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Hits New 1-Year High Following Analyst Upgrade

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday after Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on the stock from $200.00 to $220.00. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an overweight rating on the stock. Five Below traded as high as $205.22 and last traded at $202.00, with a volume of 140076 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $203.61.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research note on Tuesday. Mizuho upped their target price on Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Wall Street Zen cut Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 6th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $191.65.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total transaction of $400,466.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 9,214 shares in the company, valued at $1,677,224.42. This represents a 19.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total value of $94,862.72. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,120,983.94. The trade was a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 35,244 shares of company stock worth $6,229,754 in the last quarter. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Five Below News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Five Below this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company holiday sales beat expectations — net sales rose ~23.2% to $1.47B and comparable sales +14.5%; management raised Q4 and full‑year fiscal 2025 sales and EPS outlooks, signaling stronger-than-expected demand and giving investors more confidence in near-term earnings. Holiday Sales Release
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are turning more bullish: Telsey raised its price target (to $240) and other broker notes/coverage roundups point to additional upside, reinforcing momentum after the results and boosting sentiment. Analyst Forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: Management hosted (and will webcast) a fireside chat at the ICR Conference; transcript and presentation may provide incremental color on merchandising, margin drivers, inventory and comp trends but contain no surprises yet. ICR Conference Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer & lifestyle coverage (e.g., product features like a popular $35 gilded mirror and other “new arrivals”) supports brand relevance and traffic but is unlikely by itself to move earnings materially. Product Feature
• Negative Sentiment: Data services flag heavy insider selling and sizable institutional position changes (multiple insiders sold shares; some hedge funds trimmed positions), which can temper investor enthusiasm and be viewed as a governance/conviction signal. QuiverQuant Summary

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Norges Bank bought a new position in Five Below in the second quarter worth approximately $110,834,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 397.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $126,777,000 after acquiring an additional 654,763 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Five Below by 149.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 848,105 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $131,202,000 after acquiring an additional 507,487 shares during the period. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Five Below by 1,770.7% during the second quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 471,506 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $61,852,000 after acquiring an additional 446,301 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Five Below by 31.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,540,501 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $202,083,000 after purchasing an additional 365,426 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Trading Down 1.5%

The firm’s 50-day moving average is $172.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $154.47. The stock has a market cap of $11.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.13.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The business 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 17.15% and a net margin of 6.96%.The company’s revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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 earnings per share for the current 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.