Aristides Capital LLC Takes $1.02 Million Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Aristides Capital LLC bought a new position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 4,461 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,019,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Bayban bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in Five Below during the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000.

Five Below Trading Down 1.7%

FIVE stock opened at $201.31 on Friday. Five Below, Inc. has a 12 month low of $130.00 and a 12 month high of $251.63. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $198.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $209.58. The stock has a market cap of $11.13 billion, a PE ratio of 25.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on FIVE. Weiss Ratings cut Five Below from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Mizuho upgraded Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $225.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on Five Below from $261.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $254.05.

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.