Wasatch Advisors LP Has $186.98 Million Stock Holdings in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Wasatch Advisors LP trimmed its position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 35.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 818,382 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 450,372 shares during the quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP owned 1.48% of Five Below worth $186,984,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,445,139,000 after purchasing an additional 55,452,926 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 21.6% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,873,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $289,771,000 after buying an additional 332,615 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 54.6% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $336,254,000 after buying an additional 630,710 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in Five Below by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,508,393 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $284,121,000 after buying an additional 45,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Five Below by 0.9% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,353,928 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $209,453,000 after buying an additional 12,583 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock opened at $188.54 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $213.62 and its 200 day moving average is $208.65. The firm has a market cap of $10.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 0.97. Five Below, Inc. has a one year low of $126.10 and a one year high of $251.63.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on FIVE. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Five Below from $247.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $243.00 to $247.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, William Blair raised shares of Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $254.40.

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.