Capital World Investors Reduces Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Capital World Investors lessened its position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 11.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,203,725 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 150,203 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors owned about 2.18% of Five Below worth $226,734,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. CI Investments Inc. lifted 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 acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, Director Ronald Sargent sold 10,000 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.28, for a total value of $2,312,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 83,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,352,122.72. The trade was a 10.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 10,000 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.14, for a total value of $2,341,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 92,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,665,208.34. This represents a 9.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $186.49 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $223.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $205.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.55, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.97. Five Below, Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.11 and a 1 year high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.Five Below’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. 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. On average, analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on FIVE shares. Loop Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $242.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on Five Below from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $254.40.

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.