Summit Creek Advisors LLC Takes $5.67 Million Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Summit Creek Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 31,530 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $5,669,000. Five Below makes up 1.9% of Summit Creek Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Five Below during the second quarter worth $31,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Bayban purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Five Below by 966.7% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth $40,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on FIVE shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Craig Hallum boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $262.80.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $238.51 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $203.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $213.50. Five Below, Inc. has a 1-year low of $136.23 and a 1-year high of $251.63. The company has a market cap of $13.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.98.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released 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. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The firm’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 earnings per share 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.