Entropy Technologies LP Purchases Shares of 23,355 Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 23,355 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $5,336,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Bayban acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in Five Below in the third quarter valued at $40,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on FIVE. Morgan Stanley cut Five Below from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Evercore set a $215.00 target price on Five Below in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $247.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Five Below in a research note on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $254.05.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $203.19 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $198.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $209.54. Five Below, Inc. has a one year low of $130.00 and a one year high of $251.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.66, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 EPS for the current fiscal 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.