Legal & General Group Plc Buys Shares of 74,948 Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 74,948 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $13,475,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Five Below by 143.0% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new stake in Five Below in the first quarter valued at about $268,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the first quarter worth about $1,416,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 13.3% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $13,825,000 after acquiring an additional 21,625 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 63.8% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $289,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on FIVE shares. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $210.00 to $350.00 in a report on Thursday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $265.00 to $273.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Susquehanna lowered shares of Five Below to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Benchmark started coverage on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, August 13th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Five Below has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.10.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $241.89 on Monday. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $137.77 and a fifty-two week high of $263.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a PE ratio of 30.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $212.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $216.48.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current year.

About Five Below

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.