Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Invests $989,000 in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 5,500 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $989,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Bayban purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 966.7% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $247.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. HSBC raised shares of Five Below to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Oppenheimer began coverage on Five Below in a report on Thursday, August 13th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Five Below from $265.00 to $273.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.10.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $241.89 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $13.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $212.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $216.48. Five Below, Inc. has a 1-year low of $137.77 and a 1-year high of $263.88.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. Five Below’s revenue 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. Analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.