Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Director Kathleen Barclay Sells 2,200 Shares

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Director Kathleen Barclay sold 2,200 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total transaction of $400,466.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 9,214 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,677,224.42. The trade was a 19.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE traded up $1.77 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $178.54. 1,191,907 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,739,425. The business has a 50-day moving average of $158.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $145.57. Five Below, Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $184.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.85 billion, a PE ratio of 32.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.17.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.15% and a net margin of 6.96%.The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FIVE. Eastern Bank lifted its holdings in Five Below by 705.0% during the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in Five Below by 653.8% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, CI Investments Inc. increased its stake in Five Below by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on FIVE shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $162.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Loop Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Five Below from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.00.

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.