26,103 Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Purchased by Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 26,103 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,543,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Five Below by 40,774,210.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,445,139,000 after purchasing an additional 55,452,926 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth $964,867,000. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in shares of Five Below by 54.6% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $336,254,000 after buying an additional 630,710 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,508,393 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $284,121,000 after buying an additional 45,761 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 40.6% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,192,697 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $224,656,000 after buying an additional 344,592 shares during the period.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $246.98 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $211.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $216.26. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $137.77 and a fifty-two week high of $263.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.98.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.12 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 5th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $264.10.

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.