Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $207.03 and last traded at $206.2450, with a volume of 523096 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $194.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on FIVE shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $203.65.

Five Below Stock Up 4.3%

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $187.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $161.77. The company has a market capitalization of $11.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.36, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.14.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 company 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%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total value of $94,862.72. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,120,983.94. This represents a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total transaction of $1,365,675.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 32,913 shares in the company, valued at $5,993,128.17. This represents a 18.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $10,445,139,000 after acquiring an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $110,834,000. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in Five Below by 397.5% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $126,777,000 after buying an additional 654,763 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in Five Below by 149.0% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 848,105 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $131,202,000 after buying an additional 507,487 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP raised its stake in Five Below by 1,770.7% in the second quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 471,506 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $61,852,000 after buying an additional 446,301 shares in the last quarter.

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.