Quantbot Technologies LP Invests $2.87 Million in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 15,975 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,872,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of FIVE. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Five Below by 83.8% in the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 182 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Bayban purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 966.7% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FIVE. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $247.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, August 13th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Five Below to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.80.

Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock opened at $250.24 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $206.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $214.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.60, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $137.77 and a 52-week high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.12 EPS for the current fiscal 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.