Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on FIVE. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Five Below from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Guggenheim set a $225.00 price objective on Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on Five Below from $179.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $242.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $198.60.

Five Below Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $191.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.41, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.13. Five Below has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $205.22. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $184.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $160.15.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 earnings per share. 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Five Below news, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 25,000 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total transaction of $4,368,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 106,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,547,965. The trade was a 19.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total transaction of $94,862.72. Following the sale, the insider owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,120,983.94. This represents a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Eastern Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 705.0% during the 3rd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in Five Below by 653.8% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000.

Five Below Company Profile

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.