Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.710-5.890 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.100. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.6 billion-$4.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.5 billion. Five Below also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 3.360-3.540 EPS.

Five Below Trading Up 3.2%

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $168.42 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $155.03 and its 200-day moving average is $141.42. Five Below has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $168.98. The stock has a market cap of $9.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.17.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.36%. The firm’s revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.42 EPS. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FIVE. Wall Street Zen upgraded Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 2nd. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Five Below from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.63.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 143.0% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $93,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 17.5% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the last quarter.

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.