Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Insider Maureen Marie Gellerman Sells 544 Shares

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total transaction of $94,862.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 12,163 shares in the company, valued at $2,120,983.94. This trade represents a 4.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE traded up $0.72 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $175.34. 892,792 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,754,037. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $52.38 and a fifty-two week high of $180.05. The business has a 50-day moving average of $155.79 and a 200-day moving average of $142.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.17.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 earnings per share. 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, analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FIVE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Five Below from $186.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $162.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Craig Hallum increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Five Below has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $175.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Five Below by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,424,495 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $406,430,000 after purchasing an additional 376,932 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 worth $289,771,000 after buying an additional 332,615 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 0.7% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,496,952 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $196,370,000 after acquiring an additional 10,971 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 0.9% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,353,928 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $209,453,000 after acquiring an additional 12,583 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Samlyn Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Five Below by 3.7% during the first quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 1,109,736 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $83,147,000 after acquiring an additional 39,375 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.