Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Upgraded at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research report released on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has $186.00 target price on the specialty retailer’s stock.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Citigroup lifted their price target on Five Below from $142.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $152.84.

Five Below Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $161.57 on Monday. Five Below has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $168.98. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $150.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $128.14. The company has a market cap of $8.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.18.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $988.91 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 17.13%. Five Below’s revenue was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.54 earnings per share. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Five Below news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at $1,443,309.78. The trade was a 7.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Jump Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 41.3% in the 1st quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 159,433 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $11,946,000 after acquiring an additional 46,586 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below during the first quarter valued at $247,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Five Below by 2.4% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,681 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $501,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 100.8% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,459 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after buying an additional 7,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Five Below by 17.2% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 3,544 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares during the period.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.