SG Americas Securities LLC Grows Stock Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 689.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 163,474 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 142,763 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.30% of Five Below worth $37,351,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Bayban purchased a new stake in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. CI Investments Inc. grew its position in Five Below by 44.3% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Finally, Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Five Below during the fourth quarter valued at $38,000.

Five Below Stock Down 3.9%

Shares of FIVE opened at $185.95 on Wednesday. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $123.25 and a 52-week high of $251.63. The stock has a market cap of $10.28 billion, a PE ratio of 23.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $215.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.57.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on FIVE. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective 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. William Blair upgraded Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Craig Hallum upped their price target on Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Five Below from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.