Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Hits New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $229.33 and last traded at $223.8730, with a volume of 39074 shares. The stock had previously closed at $223.10.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FIVE. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Five Below from $246.00 to $259.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $204.85.

Five Below Stock Up 1.0%

The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $197.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $169.23. The firm has a market cap of $12.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.14.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other news, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total transaction of $4,368,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 106,140 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,547,965. The trade was a 19.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308 over the last quarter. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in Five Below by 397.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $126,777,000 after buying an additional 654,763 shares during the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,755,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 1.3% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 690,615 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $90,595,000 after buying an additional 8,743 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth $1,121,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in Five Below during the third quarter valued at about $2,346,000.

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.