Pallas Capital Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 6,253 Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Pallas Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,253 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,124,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the second quarter valued at $31,000. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Five Below by 83.8% in the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 182 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Bayban bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 966.7% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FIVE has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of Five Below from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.80.

Five Below Price Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $238.51 on Wednesday. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $136.23 and a fifty-two week high of $251.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.19 billion, a PE ratio of 30.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $203.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $213.50.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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. On average, research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Five Below 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.