Two Sigma Securities LLC Takes Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Two Sigma Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 7,603 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,367,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 83.8% in the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 182 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Bayban bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 966.7% in 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, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the third quarter worth $32,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on FIVE shares. Susquehanna cut shares of Five Below to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Guggenheim cut their price target on Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Barclays decreased their price target on Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 5th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised Five Below to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.10.

Five Below Stock Up 2.0%

Five Below stock opened at $246.84 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $13.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.17, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $213.42 and its 200 day moving average is $216.77. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $137.77 and a 52-week high of $263.88.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 EPS 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 last year, the company posted $0.86 EPS. The business’s revenue 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate 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.