Hsbc Holdings PLC Sells 26,356 Shares of Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Hsbc Holdings PLC lowered its holdings in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 79.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,812 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 26,356 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $1,289,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in Five Below by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,264 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $615,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc raised its position in shares of Five Below by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 3,948 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $744,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 3,743 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $705,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC grew its position in Five Below by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 12,338 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,324,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC grew its position in Five Below by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 2,559 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on FIVE shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Five Below from $220.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Weiss Ratings lowered Five Below from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Five Below from $261.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $254.40.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $182.64 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $210.26 and its 200-day moving average is $208.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.10 billion, a PE ratio of 23.06, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.00. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $126.10 and a 52 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 for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during 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 company’s revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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. As a group, analysts forecast 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.