State of Wyoming Invests $430,000 in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 2,781 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $430,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 143.0% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in Five Below during the first quarter valued at approximately $268,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Five Below in the first quarter worth approximately $1,416,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in Five Below by 13.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $13,825,000 after buying an additional 21,625 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in Five Below by 63.8% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 1,503 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FIVE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on Five Below from $179.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Five Below from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $233.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $203.65.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total value of $1,709,775.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 45,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,197,382.60. This represents a 15.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total value of $400,466.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,677,224.42. The trade was a 19.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Five Below Stock Down 1.9%

FIVE stock opened at $192.93 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.64 billion, a PE ratio of 34.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.14. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $205.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $186.49 and a 200 day moving average of $161.54.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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, equities research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Five Below Profile

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.