Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $1.29 Million Stock Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Hsbc Holdings PLC reduced its stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 79.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,812 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 26,356 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $1,289,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in FIVE. Castleark Management LLC boosted its stake in Five Below by 27.8% during the 4th quarter. Castleark Management LLC now owns 48,340 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $9,105,000 after acquiring an additional 10,520 shares during the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda bought a new stake in Five Below in the third quarter valued at approximately $866,000. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $911,000. Jain Global LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 114.8% in the third quarter. Jain Global LLC now owns 131,021 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $20,269,000 after purchasing an additional 70,026 shares during the period. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 141.4% in the third quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 84,884 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $13,132,000 after purchasing an additional 49,722 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on FIVE. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price objective on Five Below from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Wolfe Research lowered Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Craig Hallum boosted their target price on Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $254.40.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $182.64 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $210.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.94. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $126.10 and a 52-week high of $251.63. The firm has a market cap of $10.10 billion, a PE ratio of 23.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. 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 predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Five Below 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.