Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Position Increased by Corient Private Wealth LLC

Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 88.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 9,352 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,402 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $1,762,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $10,445,139,000 after buying an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the fourth quarter valued at $182,786,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 176.0% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,168,832 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $220,161,000 after acquiring an additional 745,272 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in shares of Five Below by 54.6% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $336,254,000 after acquiring an additional 630,710 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the fourth quarter worth about $100,884,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $243.00 to $247.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Guggenheim decreased their target price on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $254.40.

Five Below Stock Down 5.4%

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $178.23 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $9.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $212.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.91. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $126.10 and a fifty-two week high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. Five Below’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Five Below

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.