Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Trading Down 6.5% – What’s Next?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)’s stock price dropped 6.5% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $176.98 and last traded at $176.0940. 856,989 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 28% from the average daily volume of 1,195,700 shares. The stock had previously closed at $188.37.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on FIVE. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $262.00 to $291.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Loop Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Guggenheim decreased their price target on Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Five Below from $245.00 to $235.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, William Blair upgraded Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $254.40.

Five Below Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average of $213.62 and a 200-day moving average of $208.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.86 billion, a PE ratio of 22.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.97.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.86 EPS. Five Below has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.650-9.050 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.290 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FIVE. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the third quarter worth $32,000. Bayban acquired a new stake in Five Below during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. CI Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000.

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.