Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. Purchases Shares of 6,718 Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 6,718 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,265,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,264 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Optimize Financial Inc lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 3,743 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $705,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 12,338 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,324,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 2,559 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald Sargent sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.28, for a total transaction of $2,312,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 83,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,352,122.72. The trade was a 10.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.14, for a total transaction of $2,341,400.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 92,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,665,208.34. This trade represents a 9.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE opened at $190.46 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $10.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $205.67. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.11 and a fifty-two 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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during 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%. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous 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. As a group, analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $220.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday. Craig Hallum upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $254.90.

Key Five Below News

Here are the key news stories impacting Five Below this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Five Below reported strong Q1 results, with revenue and earnings both beating Wall Street estimates, and management raised full-year guidance. Five Below Q1 Earnings Top Estimates on Strong Traffic and Comps
• Positive Sentiment: The company said traffic improved thanks to merchandising and marketing changes, suggesting its growth strategy still has room to run. Five Below Q1 Earnings Call Shows Strategy Has More Runway
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remained upbeat after the report, including upgrades and higher price targets, which helped reinforce the long-term bull case. Five Below Down 12% Post Earnings—Is the Selloff Overdone?
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary from Zacks and Seeking Alpha argued that Five Below still has solid growth attributes and healthy fundamentals, but those views largely echoed the earnings-driven debate rather than introducing a new catalyst. Is Five Below (FIVE) a Solid Growth Stock? 3 Reasons to Think Yes
• Negative Sentiment: The stock sold off after earnings because investors worried the second half of the year could slow and tariff uncertainty could pressure margins or demand. Five Below Down 12% Post Earnings—Is the Selloff Overdone?
• Negative Sentiment: Additional coverage noted that the strong quarter was not enough to prevent the decline, as the market questioned whether recent growth trends can be sustained. Why Five Below Stock Fell Today

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.