Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Several other research analysts have also commented on FIVE. Truist Financial set a $179.00 price target on Five Below in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup increased their target price on Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Guggenheim raised their target price on Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Five Below from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $171.63.

Five Below Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of FIVE opened at $173.20 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $9.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.17. Five Below has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $177.73. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $155.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $141.87.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Eastern Bank grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 705.0% in the 3rd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in Five Below by 653.8% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, CI Investments Inc. raised its position in Five Below by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter.

About Five Below

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.