Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Saturday morning.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $160.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $210.00 to $246.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $242.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $198.60.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $197.80 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $160.92. Five Below has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $205.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.51, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.14.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total value of $4,368,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 106,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,547,965. This represents a 19.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total value of $1,365,675.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 32,913 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,993,128.17. The trade was a 18.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 50,769 shares of company stock worth $9,365,308. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Five Below by 1.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,376,471 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $831,740,000 after buying an additional 69,101 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Five Below by 21.6% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,873,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $289,771,000 after acquiring an additional 332,615 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of Five Below by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,496,952 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $196,370,000 after acquiring an additional 10,971 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,353,928 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $209,453,000 after purchasing an additional 12,583 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Samlyn Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 26.0% in the 3rd quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 944,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $146,055,000 after purchasing an additional 194,795 shares during the period.

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.