Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Stake Cut by Engineers Gate Manager LP

Engineers Gate Manager LP cut its holdings in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 11.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 82,871 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 10,346 shares during the quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP’s holdings in Five Below were worth $14,899,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,264 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $615,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 26.6% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 257 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 29.6% during the first quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 3,948 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $744,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Five Below by 5.9% during the first quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,140 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $260,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Kenneth Bull sold 10,510 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.06, for a total value of $2,607,110.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 75,064 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,620,375.84. The trade was a 12.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $247.12 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $13.60 billion, a PE ratio of 22.18, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.99. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $222.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $218.68. 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 earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.28. Five Below had a net margin of 11.65% and a return on equity of 22.13%. The company had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.130 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 9.830-10.310 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 10.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on FIVE. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $325.00 to $368.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Benchmark started coverage on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Five Below in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $300.70.

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.