Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)’s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $202.63, but opened at $210.78. Five Below shares last traded at $207.4730, with a volume of 117,145 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on FIVE shares. Mizuho upgraded Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $225.00 to $220.00 in a report on Thursday, July 9th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Five Below in a report on Thursday, July 9th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.90.

Five Below Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $199.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $209.19. The company has a market cap of $11.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.650-9.050 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.290 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Five Below by 83.8% during the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 182 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Bayban purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 966.7% in the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000.

Five Below Company Profile

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.