Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation, eleven have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $177.7895.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FIVE shares. Citigroup raised their target price on Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Loop Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Mizuho set a $165.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, December 4th.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total value of $94,862.72. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,120,983.94. The trade was a 4.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total value of $4,368,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 106,140 shares in the company, valued at $18,547,965. This represents a 19.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 35,244 shares of company stock worth $6,229,754 over the last three months. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth $110,834,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 397.5% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $126,777,000 after buying an additional 654,763 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 433.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 770,626 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $54,668,000 after buying an additional 626,077 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 149.0% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 848,105 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $131,202,000 after buying an additional 507,487 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP increased its position in Five Below by 1,770.7% in the 2nd quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 471,506 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $61,852,000 after acquiring an additional 446,301 shares during the period.

Five Below Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $193.45 on Monday. Five Below has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $194.77. The company’s 50 day moving average is $167.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $151.34. The company has a market cap of $10.67 billion, a PE ratio of 34.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.13.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

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.