Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $254.40.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Bank of America raised their target price on Five Below from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $242.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 55,452,926 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,376,471 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $831,740,000 after purchasing an additional 69,101 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 21.6% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,873,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $289,771,000 after purchasing an additional 332,615 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 54.6% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $336,254,000 after purchasing an additional 630,710 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,508,393 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $284,121,000 after purchasing an additional 45,761 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $194.06 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.50, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.97. Five Below has a 12-month low of $121.11 and a 12-month high of $251.63. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $216.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $208.16.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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, sell-side analysts expect that Five Below will post 8.96 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.