2,814 Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Acquired by United Capital Financial Advisors LLC

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 2,814 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $506,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. 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 acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Five Below by 26.6% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 257 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its stake in Five Below by 29.6% during the 1st 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 grew its position in Five Below by 1.4% during the 4th 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 last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its position in Five Below by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 3,743 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $705,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wolfe Research cut shares of Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Barclays lowered their price target on Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 5th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on Five Below from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane cut Five Below from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded Five Below from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. One equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.10.

Five Below Stock Performance

FIVE stock opened at $246.84 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.65 billion, a PE ratio of 31.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a fifty day moving average of $213.42 and a 200-day moving average of $216.77. Five Below, Inc. has a one year low of $137.77 and a one year high of $263.88.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued 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 analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The business’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. Equities analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.