Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock Price Down 6.5% – Should You Sell?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) shares fell 6.5% on Monday . The stock traded as low as $176.98 and last traded at $176.0940. 856,989 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 28% from the average daily volume of 1,195,700 shares. The stock had previously closed at $188.37.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Five Below from $245.00 to $235.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $254.40.

Five Below Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $9.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $213.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.89.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.86 earnings per share. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Bayban bought a new position in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. CI Investments Inc. raised its stake in Five Below by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000.

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.