Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Has $4.33 Million Stock Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC cut its stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 85.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,445 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 111,076 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $4,333,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake 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 valued at $10,445,139,000 after buying an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 630,710 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of Five Below by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,508,393 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $284,121,000 after buying an additional 45,761 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Five Below by 40.6% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,192,697 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $224,656,000 after buying an additional 344,592 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 176.0% in the 4th 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 last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on FIVE shares. Guggenheim cut their price target on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Five Below from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Craig Hallum boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $254.05.

Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock opened at $203.19 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $198.78 and a 200-day moving average of $209.54. Five Below, Inc. has a one year low of $130.00 and a one year high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released 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. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current 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.