Q4 Earnings Forecast for Five Below Issued By Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for Five Below in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $3.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.15. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $4.02 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.51 EPS.

FIVE has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $160.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $162.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Guggenheim upped their price target on Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Five Below from $186.00 to $197.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.00.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $182.04 on Wednesday. Five Below has a 1 year low of $52.38 and a 1 year high of $184.57. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $159.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $146.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.04 billion, a PE ratio of 32.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.17.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS. Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other Five Below news, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total value of $400,466.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 9,214 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,677,224.42. This trade represents a 19.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total transaction of $1,365,675.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 32,913 shares in the company, valued at $5,993,128.17. This trade represents a 18.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 35,244 shares of company stock worth $6,229,754. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Jump Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 41.3% in the 1st quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 159,433 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $11,946,000 after buying an additional 46,586 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Five Below by 169.9% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,997 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $146,000 after buying an additional 1,257 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Five Below by 118.0% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 21,802 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,591,000 after acquiring an additional 11,802 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Five Below by 1.3% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 690,615 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $90,595,000 after acquiring an additional 8,743 shares during the period. Finally, Junto Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Five Below in the first quarter valued at about $32,788,000.

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.