Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Cut to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Sunday.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on FIVE. Zacks Research upgraded Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. 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. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $188.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $204.20.

Five Below Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $206.68 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $189.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $163.51. The firm has a market cap of $11.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.14. Five Below has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $209.98.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.42 earnings per share. 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. Analysts forecast that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total transaction of $1,365,675.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 32,913 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,993,128.17. The trade was a 18.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total value of $94,862.72. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 12,163 shares in the company, valued at $2,120,983.94. This represents a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its position in Five Below by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,264 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $615,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc raised its position in shares of Five Below by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 3,948 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $744,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 3,743 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $705,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC grew its position in shares of Five Below by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 12,338 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,324,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 2,559 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in 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.