Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Shares Bought by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 3.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 139,025 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,345 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Five Below were worth $31,764,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 143.0% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the first quarter valued at about $268,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Five Below during the first quarter worth about $1,416,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in Five Below by 13.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $13,825,000 after buying an additional 21,625 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in Five Below by 63.8% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 1,503 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on FIVE. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings cut Five Below from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Wolfe Research raised Five Below from a “cautious” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Five Below from $261.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.90.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $202.63 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $199.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $209.19. Five Below, Inc. has a twelve month low of $130.00 and a twelve month high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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 predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.01 earnings per share for the current 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.