Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock Rating Cut to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Monday,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research downgraded Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $247.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Five Below from $325.00 to $368.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. HSBC raised Five Below to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $401.00 target price on Five Below in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five Below has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.20.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock opened at $225.61 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $234.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $219.32. The company has a market cap of $12.42 billion, a PE ratio of 20.25, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.94. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $143.02 and a fifty-two week high of $263.88.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.28. Five Below had a return on equity of 22.13% and a net margin of 11.65%. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 22.9% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.130 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 9.830-10.310 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Five Below will post 10.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Maureen Gellerman sold 1,610 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.94, for a total transaction of $400,793.40. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 8,804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,191,667.76. This represents a 15.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Kenneth Bull sold 10,510 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.06, for a total transaction of $2,607,110.60. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 75,064 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,620,375.84. This represents a 12.28% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 18,438 shares of company stock valued at $4,580,933. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the second quarter worth approximately $964,867,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of Five Below by 54.4% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,811,650 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $325,717,000 after purchasing an additional 638,049 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of Five Below by 8.8% during the second quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 536,532 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $96,463,000 after purchasing an additional 43,367 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Five Below by 49.4% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 522,234 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $119,320,000 after purchasing an additional 172,626 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Five Below by 39.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 513,362 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $117,293,000 after purchasing an additional 144,003 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc is a specialty value retailer that sells merchandise aimed primarily at children, teenagers and young adults. Its product assortment includes technology accessories, toys and games, sports and recreation items, room décor, fashion and beauty products, party supplies, arts and crafts, and candy. The company emphasizes trend-driven products at low prices, with most items historically priced between $1 and $5 and a selection of higher-priced “Five Beyond” merchandise.

Five Below operates stores across the United States and also sells products through its e-commerce platform.