5,500 Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Purchased by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 5,500 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $989,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Five Below during the second quarter valued at $3,316,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,165,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the second quarter valued at approximately $702,000. Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new position in Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth $14,972,000. Finally, Panoramic Capital LLC bought a new stake in Five Below during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $7,695,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Wolfe Research downgraded Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $210.00 to $350.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered Five Below from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.10.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $241.89 on Monday. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $137.77 and a 52-week high of $263.88. The company has a market cap of $13.37 billion, a PE ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $212.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.48.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The company 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 business’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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, research analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Five Below 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.