United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Takes Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,814 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $506,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,543,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the second quarter worth about $989,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the second quarter worth about $3,316,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,165,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the second quarter valued at approximately $702,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on FIVE. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, August 13th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Evercore set a $215.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Susquehanna downgraded shares of Five Below to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Five Below from $265.00 to $273.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Guggenheim reduced their price objective on Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.10.

Five Below Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $246.84 on Tuesday. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $137.77 and a 52 week high of $263.88. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $213.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $216.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The company’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $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. As a group, research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Five Below

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.