Q2 Earnings Estimate for Five Below Issued By William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Five Below in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, June 5th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.63 EPS.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $970.53 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $966.29 million. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $90.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $115.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $112.40.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE opened at $123.45 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $89.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.02. Five Below has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $137.30.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Five Below in the fourth quarter worth about $8,489,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC raised its stake in Five Below by 7,542.3% in the fourth quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 287,351 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $30,160,000 after buying an additional 283,591 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its stake in Five Below by 236.1% in the fourth quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 11,438 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,201,000 after buying an additional 8,035 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Five Below in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in Five Below by 27.5% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 6,970 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $732,000 after buying an additional 1,504 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $45,575.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $987,830.32. This represents a 4.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider George Hill sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.93, for a total transaction of $598,185.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 44,130 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,866,200.90. The trade was a 9.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

About Five Below

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.