Wellington Management Group LLP Raises Stock Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 54.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,811,650 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 638,049 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP’s holdings in Five Below were worth $325,717,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Five Below by 40,774,210.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 55,452,926 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth $964,867,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Five Below by 54.6% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $336,254,000 after buying an additional 630,710 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in Five Below by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,508,393 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $284,121,000 after buying an additional 45,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Five Below by 176.0% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,168,832 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $220,161,000 after buying an additional 745,272 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $241.89 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50 day moving average is $212.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $216.48. Five Below, Inc. has a 12-month low of $137.77 and a 12-month high of $263.88.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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, research analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on FIVE. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Evercore set a $215.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.10.

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.