Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Bank of America

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) was upgraded by research analysts at Bank of America from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has a $233.00 target price on the specialty retailer’s stock. Bank of America‘s target price suggests a potential upside of 18.44% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $242.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $203.65.

Five Below Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $196.73 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $10.85 billion, a PE ratio of 35.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50 day moving average of $185.97 and a 200-day moving average of $161.32. Five Below has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $205.22.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The company’s revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts forecast that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Five Below 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 32,913 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,993,128.17. This represents a 18.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total transaction of $4,368,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 106,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,547,965. The trade was a 19.06% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at $251,000. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of Five Below by 40.3% in the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 5,982 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,127,000 after acquiring an additional 1,717 shares in the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter worth about $203,000. MGO One Seven LLC lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 13.9% in the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 1,584 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at about $474,000.

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.