Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Five Below Q1 Earnings

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Five Below in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.51. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on FIVE. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $106.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Five Below from $105.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com cut Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Craig Hallum raised their price objective on Five Below from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.00.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $76.11 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $88.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.51. Five Below has a one year low of $64.87 and a one year high of $187.83.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. 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 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.65 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,197,552.92. The trade was a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Gradient Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Five Below by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 15,875 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,666,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Five Below by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 12,172 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,278,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,902 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,509,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,366 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $143,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,732 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $497,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter.

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.