Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Stock Holdings Trimmed by Stephens Investment Management Group LLC

Stephens Investment Management Group LLC decreased its position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 7.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 576,071 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 48,793 shares during the quarter. Five Below makes up 1.8% of Stephens Investment Management Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC owned approximately 1.04% of Five Below worth $131,621,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Bayban purchased a new position in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. CI Investments Inc. lifted its position in Five Below by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Finally, Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on FIVE. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on Five Below from $243.00 to $247.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Craig Hallum raised their price objective on Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $254.40.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock opened at $182.43 on Friday. Five Below, Inc. has a 12 month low of $126.10 and a 12 month high of $251.63. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $208.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $208.75. The firm has a market cap of $10.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.