Nykredit A S Purchases New Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Nykredit A S purchased a new position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,104 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $378,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in 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 buying an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $964,867,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 54.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,811,650 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $325,717,000 after acquiring an additional 638,049 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in Five Below by 54.6% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $336,254,000 after purchasing an additional 630,710 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in Five Below by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,508,393 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $284,121,000 after purchasing an additional 45,761 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on FIVE. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $350.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Mizuho set a $295.00 target price on Five Below in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $247.00 to $250.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. UBS Group increased their price objective on Five Below from $285.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Five Below in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $300.70.

Five Below Stock Up 0.7%

Five Below stock opened at $254.07 on Wednesday. Five Below, Inc. has a 12 month low of $137.77 and a 12 month high of $263.88. The stock has a market cap of $13.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $221.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $218.46.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 22.13% and a net margin of 11.65%.Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 10.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.