4,310 Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Acquired by R Squared Ltd

R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,310 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $985,000. Five Below accounts for 0.5% of R Squared Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bayban bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its holdings in Five Below by 182.5% in the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 226 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on FIVE. Craig Hallum upped their price target on Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Five Below from $245.00 to $235.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered Five Below from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Evercore set a $215.00 price target on Five Below in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $254.15.

Five Below Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:FIVE traded up $0.31 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $176.71. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 326,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,191,691. The company has a market capitalization of $9.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.00. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $126.10 and a fifty-two week high of $251.63. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $206.77 and a 200-day moving average of $208.94.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The business had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.