Q1 Earnings Forecast for Five Below Issued By Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Five Below in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.70 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.16 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.48 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.85 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.29 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Five Below from $65.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Five Below from $57.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Five Below from $117.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $105.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.25.

Five Below Price Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $85.25 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $73.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.55. The company has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.87. Five Below has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $145.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.10. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 156.9% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 334 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of Five Below by 143.8% during the fourth quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 429 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the third quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in Five Below by 246.9% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $45,575.36. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,658 shares in the company, valued at approximately $987,830.32. The trade was a 4.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.