Empowered Funds LLC Takes Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 47,014 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $8,453,000.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Five Below during the second quarter valued at $31,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Bayban purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in Five Below in the third quarter worth about $40,000.

Five Below Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $241.89 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $212.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.44. The firm has a market cap of $13.37 billion, a PE ratio of 30.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below, Inc. has a twelve month low of $137.77 and a twelve month high of $263.88.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The business’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.86 EPS. 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 expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on FIVE. Loop Capital downgraded Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho lifted their target price on Five Below from $260.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of Five Below from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Guggenheim cut their price target on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.10.

Five Below 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.