Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Price Target Raised to $259.00

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) had its price objective increased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $246.00 to $259.00 in a report published on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the specialty retailer’s stock.

FIVE has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Truist Financial set a $236.00 price target on Five Below in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $206.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Guggenheim set a $225.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $204.85.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $223.10 on Monday. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $52.38 and a fifty-two week high of $224.80. The firm has a market cap of $12.31 billion, a PE ratio of 40.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $197.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $169.23.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during 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 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. Research analysts predict that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other Five Below news, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total value of $94,862.72. Following the sale, the insider owned 12,163 shares in the company, valued at $2,120,983.94. The trade was a 4.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total value of $1,709,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 45,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,197,382.60. The trade was a 15.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 143.0% during the first 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 during the period. United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in Five Below during the 1st quarter worth about $268,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Five Below during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,416,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in Five Below by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $13,825,000 after purchasing an additional 21,625 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 63.8% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 1,503 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.