Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $210.33 and last traded at $206.12, with a volume of 653074 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $206.68.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on FIVE. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $206.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research report on Monday. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Loop Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Morgan Stanley boosted 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 report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Friday, January 16th. One 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $204.20.

Five Below Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $11.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.14. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $191.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $164.51.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. Five Below’s revenue 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other Five Below news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total transaction of $1,709,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 45,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,197,382.60. This trade represents a 15.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total transaction of $94,862.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308 in the last three months. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,445,139,000 after buying an additional 55,452,926 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the fourth quarter worth approximately $182,786,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 397.5% during the third 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. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in shares of Five Below by 54.6% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $336,254,000 after purchasing an additional 630,710 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth approximately $100,884,000.

Five Below Company 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.