Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Invests $3.66 Million in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 16,000 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $3,656,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Bayban bought a new position in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. CI Investments Inc. lifted 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 worth $37,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FIVE has been the subject of several research analyst reports. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Guggenheim cut their price objective on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $220.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Five Below from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $254.40.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $188.54 on Friday. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $126.10 and a 52-week high of $251.63. The business has a fifty day moving average of $213.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.65. The stock has a market cap of $10.42 billion, a PE ratio of 23.81, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.97.

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

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.