Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Shares Gap Up – Still a Buy?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) shares gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $202.63, but opened at $210.78. Five Below shares last traded at $207.4730, with a volume of 117,145 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on FIVE. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on Five Below from $243.00 to $247.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on Five Below from $262.00 to $291.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Evercore set a $215.00 price objective on Five Below in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.90.

Five Below Price Performance

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $199.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $209.19. The stock has a market cap of $11.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced 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. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the third quarter worth $32,000. Bayban acquired a new stake in Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Five Below by 966.7% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000.

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.