Castleark Management LLC Purchases 10,520 Shares of Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Castleark Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 27.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,340 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 10,520 shares during the period. Castleark Management LLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $9,105,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. CI Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in Five Below by 44.3% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new position in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on FIVE. Wall Street Zen raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Evercore set a $220.00 price target on Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Mizuho lowered their price target on Five Below from $240.00 to $225.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Five Below from $247.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $254.40.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $198.49 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.97. Five Below, Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.11 and a 1 year high of $251.63. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $220.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $206.84.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other news, Director Ronald Sargent sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.28, for a total transaction of $2,312,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 83,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,352,122.72. The trade was a 10.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.14, for a total value of $2,341,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 92,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,665,208.34. This represents a 9.75% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

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.