Insider Selling: Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) CMO Sells $203,583.84 in Stock

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) CMO Jacob Kimball Hawkins sold 818 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.88, for a total transaction of $203,583.84. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 3,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $927,824.64. This represents a 17.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock traded up $4.99 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $249.59. 858,234 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,174,762. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.99. Five Below, Inc. has a 12 month low of $137.77 and a 12 month high of $263.88. The business’s 50-day moving average is $224.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $219.01.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.28. Five Below had a net margin of 11.65% and a return on equity of 22.13%. The company had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.130 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 9.830-10.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 10.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 43.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,833 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 854 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 37.8% in the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 23,519 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $4,228,000 after purchasing an additional 6,457 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its position in shares of Five Below by 19.5% during the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 25,702 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,621,000 after buying an additional 4,190 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 12.2% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,325 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $598,000 after buying an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System lifted its holdings in Five Below by 0.6% in the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 15,242 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,740,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on FIVE. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $401.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $350.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Susquehanna cut shares of Five Below to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $300.70.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc is a specialty value retailer that sells merchandise primarily designed for children, teens and preteens. Its product assortment generally includes toys, games, fashion accessories, room décor, sports equipment, technology accessories, party supplies, seasonal items and candy. The company operates under a “five and beyond” pricing concept, offering most products at affordable price points while also selling selected higher-priced items.

Founded in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, Five Below has expanded from its original store base into a nationwide retail chain.