Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Sunday morning.

FIVE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Truist Financial increased their target price on Five Below from $141.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Craig Hallum boosted their price target on Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on Five Below from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Five Below has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $152.84.

Five Below Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $156.37 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $152.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $131.19. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $168.98. The company has a market capitalization of $8.62 billion, a PE ratio of 31.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.18.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total value of $119,763.38. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,443,309.78. This trade represents a 7.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in Five Below by 26,340.9% in the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,485,981 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $111,337,000 after acquiring an additional 1,480,361 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 494.5% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,175,075 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $88,042,000 after purchasing an additional 977,411 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 2nd quarter valued at $110,834,000. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in Five Below by 397.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $126,777,000 after purchasing an additional 654,763 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Five Below by 433.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 770,626 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $54,668,000 after buying an additional 626,077 shares during the period.

About Five Below

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.