Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Receives $204.20 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-two research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $204.85.

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Bank of America raised shares of Five Below from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $233.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $160.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th.

Five Below Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $219.29 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.14. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $224.80. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $196.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $168.23.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.42 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Five Below news, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total value of $400,466.00. Following the sale, the director owned 9,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,677,224.42. This trade represents a 19.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total value of $1,709,775.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 45,724 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,197,382.60. The trade was a 15.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kera Capital Partners Inc. increased its position in Five Below by 25.8% during the 4th quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 4,002 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $767,000 after purchasing an additional 821 shares in the last quarter. CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the fourth quarter worth $408,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 108.0% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 886,154 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $166,916,000 after buying an additional 460,112 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 2,952.0% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 151,073 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $28,456,000 after buying an additional 146,123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 112.0% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 17,556 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,307,000 after acquiring an additional 9,275 shares during the last quarter.

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.