Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Rating Lowered to Hold at Zacks Research

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) was downgraded by Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Monday, Zacks reports.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Friday, October 16th. Guggenheim raised their price objective on Five Below from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $401.00 target price on Five Below in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Susquehanna downgraded Five Below to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Five Below from $325.00 to $368.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $300.20.

Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock opened at $236.19 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $13.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.20, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.90. Five Below has a 1 year low of $143.02 and a 1 year high of $263.88. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $231.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $217.95.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.28. The firm had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 11.65% and a return on equity of 22.13%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Five Below has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.130 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 9.830-10.310 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Five Below will post 10.51 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other Five Below news, insider Maureen Gellerman sold 1,610 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.94, for a total transaction of $400,793.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,804 shares in the company, valued at $2,191,667.76. This trade represents a 15.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CMO Jacob Hawkins sold 818 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.88, for a total transaction of $203,583.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 3,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $927,824.64. This trade represents a 17.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 18,438 shares of company stock worth $4,580,933 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Five Below by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,039 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,985,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153 shares during the period. Ethic Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter valued at approximately $373,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 7.6% during the third quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC now owns 634 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter valued at approximately $239,000. Finally, Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter valued at approximately $308,000.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc is a specialty value retailer that sells merchandise aimed primarily at children, teenagers and young adults. Its product assortment includes technology accessories, toys and games, sports and recreation items, room décor, fashion and beauty products, party supplies, arts and crafts, and candy. The company emphasizes trend-driven products at low prices, with most items historically priced between $1 and $5 and a selection of higher-priced “Five Beyond” merchandise.

Five Below operates stores across the United States and also sells products through its e-commerce platform.