Applied Finance Capital Management LLC Takes $214,000 Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Applied Finance Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 1,630 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $214,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in Five Below by 653.8% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in Five Below by 1,097.4% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in Five Below by 246.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the period. Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new stake in Five Below in the second quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in Five Below by 68.4% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 532 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period.

Five Below Stock Up 1.5%

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $154.24 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $147.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $122.24. The company has a market cap of $8.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.18. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $157.54.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $988.91 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 17.13%. The company’s revenue was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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, analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Five Below from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on Five Below from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Bank of America boosted their target price on Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Five Below from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $150.21.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In related news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,443,309.78. The trade was a 7.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Five Below 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.