Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-one analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $154.6667.

FIVE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, November 2nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $142.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Five Below from $141.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,443,309.78. This trade represents a 7.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FIVE. Eastern Bank raised its stake in Five Below by 705.0% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 653.8% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 15,500.0% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 312 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $152.28 on Friday. Five Below has a 52-week low of $52.38 and a 52-week high of $168.98. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $152.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $132.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.21.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.20. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 6.45%.The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $988.91 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts forecast that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.