Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Five Below

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Five Below in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $5.85 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.02. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.68 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.21 EPS and Q3 2028 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

FIVE has been the topic of several other reports. Bank of America lifted their price target on Five Below from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Truist Financial raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $179.00 to $216.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $173.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $187.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.00.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $178.54 on Thursday. Five Below has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $184.57. The stock has a market cap of $9.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.05, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $159.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $145.80.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Eastern Bank lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 705.0% in the 3rd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in Five Below by 653.8% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, CI Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 44.3% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five Below news, insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total transaction of $1,365,675.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 32,913 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,993,128.17. The trade was a 18.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total transaction of $94,862.72. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,120,983.94. This represents a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 35,244 shares of company stock worth $6,229,754. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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.