Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

FIVE has been the subject of a number of other reports. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Five Below to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Telsey Advisory Group increased their target price on Five Below from $280.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $306.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a report on Friday, September 25th. Wolfe Research cut Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on Five Below in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.45.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $240.30 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $231.26 and a 200 day moving average of $218.69. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $143.02 and a fifty-two week high of $263.88. The firm has a market cap of $13.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.90.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 11.65% and a return on equity of 22.13%. The company’s revenue was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Five Below will post 10.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Five Below news, CMO Jacob Hawkins sold 818 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.88, for a total value of $203,583.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 3,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $927,824.64. This trade represents a 17.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Maureen Gellerman sold 1,610 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.94, for a total transaction of $400,793.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 8,804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,191,667.76. This trade represents a 15.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 18,438 shares of company stock worth $4,580,933. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Five Below in the second quarter worth $964,867,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 54.4% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,811,650 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $325,717,000 after buying an additional 638,049 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the second quarter valued at about $70,033,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the second quarter valued at about $59,425,000. Finally, Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the second quarter worth about $52,568,000.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc is a U.S. discount retailer offering a changing assortment of value-priced products for teens, tweens, and families. Its merchandise spans toys and games, technology accessories, sports and recreation, fashion and accessories, home goods, party supplies, seasonal items, and candy.

The company was founded in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, and opened its first store in Wayne, Pennsylvania. While its name reflects its original focus on products priced at $5 or less, Five Below has expanded its assortment to include higher-priced items through its Five Beyond offering.

Five Below serves customers through stores across the United States and online.