Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Shares Sold by Versor Investments LP

Versor Investments LP lessened its stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 66.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,423 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 8,905 shares during the quarter. Versor Investments LP’s holdings in Five Below were worth $684,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of FIVE. Eastern Bank grew its stake in Five Below by 705.0% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Five Below by 653.8% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 15,500.0% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 312 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Stock Down 0.3%

Five Below stock opened at $206.12 on Thursday. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $52.38 and a 52-week high of $210.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.01, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $190.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $163.81.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Five Below from $188.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $210.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Bank of America raised shares of Five Below from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $233.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $204.20.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total transaction of $1,709,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 45,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,197,382.60. This trade represents a 15.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total value of $94,862.72. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 12,163 shares in the company, valued at $2,120,983.94. This trade represents a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308 in the last 90 days. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.