Quantbot Technologies LP Purchases Shares of 15,975 Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 15,975 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,872,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Evolve Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Five Below in the second quarter worth $452,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter valued at $715,000. Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter valued at $20,813,000. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter valued at $368,000. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth $320,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Craig Hallum upped their target price on Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. HSBC upgraded Five Below to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Evercore set a $215.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.80.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $250.24 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.60, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $137.77 and a 52 week high of $251.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $206.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $214.57.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. Five Below’s quarterly 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.12 EPS 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.