Brokerages Set Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) PT at $204.20

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $204.20.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group set a $255.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Barclays raised their price objective on Five Below from $160.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a report on Wednesday, December 17th.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total value of $94,862.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,120,983.94. The trade was a 4.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total value of $1,709,775.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 45,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,197,382.60. This trade represents a 15.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 143.0% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the first quarter worth about $268,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the first quarter worth about $1,416,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 13.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $13,825,000 after purchasing an additional 21,625 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in Five Below by 63.8% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $289,000 after buying an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of FIVE opened at $215.97 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $194.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $166.60. The company has a market cap of $11.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.14. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $218.81.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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. Analysts predict that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Five Below Company Profile

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.