Keybank National Association OH Purchases Shares of 2,432 Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Keybank National Association OH acquired a new stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,432 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $319,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of FIVE. Jump Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 41.3% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 159,433 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $11,946,000 after acquiring an additional 46,586 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,681 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $501,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 17.2% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 3,544 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 169.9% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,997 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Five Below by 14.9% during the first quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 710,782 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $53,255,000 after buying an additional 92,410 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other Five Below news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,443,309.78. This trade represents a 7.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $155.94 on Thursday. Five Below, Inc. has a 1 year low of $52.38 and a 1 year high of $168.98. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $152.38 and its 200 day moving average is $131.36. The stock has a market cap of $8.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.57, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.21.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $988.91 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 17.13%. Five Below’s revenue was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.54 EPS. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup increased their target price on Five Below from $142.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $186.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Mizuho upped their price target on Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Five Below from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Five Below has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $152.84.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.