Vanguard Group Inc. Grows Stake in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 5,376,471 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 69,101 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.10% of Five Below worth $831,740,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $287,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System raised its stake in Five Below by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 13,222 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,734,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 25.2% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 562 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 7.9% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,633 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $213,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its stake in Five Below by 0.7% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 19,785 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,061,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total value of $400,466.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,214 shares in the company, valued at $1,677,224.42. This trade represents a 19.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were 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 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on FIVE. Loop Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $206.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Bank of America raised Five Below from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $233.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $204.20.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $220.09 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.14. Five Below, Inc. has a 1 year low of $52.38 and a 1 year high of $224.80. The company’s fifty day moving average is $195.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $167.62.

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