Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 5,128 Shares of Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC trimmed its holdings in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 31.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,079 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 5,128 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $1,453,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jump Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 41.3% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 159,433 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $11,946,000 after acquiring an additional 46,586 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the first quarter valued at approximately $247,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 2.4% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,681 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $501,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 100.8% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,459 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 7,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 122.9% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 242,509 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $18,547,000 after purchasing an additional 133,698 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other Five Below news, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $210,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 42,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,974,080. This trade represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total value of $119,763.38. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at $1,443,309.78. This trade represents a 7.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $138.49 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $7.64 billion, a PE ratio of 28.03, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.18. The business has a fifty day moving average of $146.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $119.93. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $52.38 and a 52-week high of $157.54.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.20. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 6.45%.The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $988.91 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.54 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS. Analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FIVE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America upped their target price on Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Craig Hallum upped their target price on Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $170.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Citigroup upped their target price on Five Below from $142.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Five Below from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Five Below currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $150.21.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.