Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Acquires 7,393 Shares of Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its holdings in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 39.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 26,114 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,393 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Five Below were worth $5,967,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Bayban purchased a new position in Five Below during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Five Below during the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in Five Below in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in Five Below in the third quarter worth $40,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on Five Below from $262.00 to $291.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Craig Hallum upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Mizuho upgraded shares of Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $225.00 to $220.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Five Below from $243.00 to $247.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.90.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE stock opened at $202.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.00. Five Below, Inc. has a 1-year low of $130.00 and a 1-year high of $251.63. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $199.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $209.05.

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, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.01 earnings per share 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.