Summit Creek Advisors LLC Takes Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Summit Creek Advisors LLC bought a new position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 31,530 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $5,669,000. Five Below comprises 1.9% of Summit Creek Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Summit Creek Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of Five Below at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $10,445,139,000 after purchasing an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the second quarter valued at approximately $964,867,000. Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 54.6% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $336,254,000 after buying an additional 630,710 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,508,393 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $284,121,000 after buying an additional 45,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 40.6% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,192,697 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $224,656,000 after buying an additional 344,592 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on FIVE shares. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered Five Below to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. HSBC raised Five Below to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Citigroup raised shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.80.

Five Below Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $238.51 on Wednesday. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $136.23 and a 52-week high of $251.63. The stock has a market cap of $13.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50 day moving average is $203.59 and its 200 day moving average is $213.50.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.86 EPS. Five Below’s revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 EPS 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.