Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock Now Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Brokerages

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty-one brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $300.20.

Several research firms have commented on FIVE. Mizuho set a $295.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $350.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $247.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Maureen Gellerman sold 1,610 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.94, for a total transaction of $400,793.40. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,191,667.76. This represents a 15.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.99, for a total value of $1,369,445.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 35,482 shares in the company, valued at $8,834,663.18. This represents a 13.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 18,438 shares of company stock worth $4,580,933. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the second quarter worth about $964,867,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 54.4% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,811,650 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $325,717,000 after purchasing an additional 638,049 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in Five Below by 49.4% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 522,234 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $119,320,000 after buying an additional 172,626 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Five Below by 39.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 513,362 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $117,293,000 after buying an additional 144,003 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. raised its position in Five Below by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 536,532 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $96,463,000 after buying an additional 43,367 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE stock opened at $240.96 on Friday. Five Below has a 1-year low of $143.02 and a 1-year high of $263.88. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $232.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $217.56. The company has a market capitalization of $13.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.63, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 0.94.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.28. Five Below had a net margin of 11.65% and a return on equity of 22.13%. The firm had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.9% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.130 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 9.830-10.310 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 10.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc is a specialty value retailer that sells merchandise aimed primarily at children, teenagers and young adults. Its product assortment includes technology accessories, toys and games, sports and recreation items, room décor, fashion and beauty products, party supplies, arts and crafts, and candy. The company emphasizes trend-driven products at low prices, with most items historically priced between $1 and $5 and a selection of higher-priced “Five Beyond” merchandise.

Five Below operates stores across the United States and also sells products through its e-commerce platform.