Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Shares Sold by First Trust Advisors LP

First Trust Advisors LP lessened its stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 14.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 60,379 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 10,368 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Five Below were worth $13,795,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Five Below by 143.0% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new stake in Five Below during the first quarter worth $268,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Five Below during the first quarter worth $1,416,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Five Below by 13.3% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $13,825,000 after purchasing an additional 21,625 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Five Below by 63.8% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $219.17 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $198.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $209.96. The company has a market capitalization of $12.12 billion, a PE ratio of 27.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.00. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $130.00 and a fifty-two week high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The business’s revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on FIVE. HSBC raised Five Below to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $262.00 to $291.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Five Below from a “cautious” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $261.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $254.05.

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.