Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Receives $253.90 Average PT from Brokerages

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-nine research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation, eighteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $254.05.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on FIVE shares. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Five Below from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $285.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target 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.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock opened at $203.71 on Friday. Five Below has a 52 week low of $130.00 and a 52 week high of $251.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $199.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $209.41.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The company 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 was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. Equities analysts forecast that Five Below will post 9.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 83.8% during the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 182 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Bayban bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Five Below by 966.7% in the second 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 last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management acquired a new position in Five Below in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000.

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.