Weiss Asset Management LP Purchases New Stake in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 5,900 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,348,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Bayban bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Spire Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter valued at $40,000.

Five Below Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $207.14 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $198.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $209.66. Five Below, Inc. has a 12-month low of $130.00 and a 12-month high of $251.63. The company has a market cap of $11.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on FIVE shares. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Five Below from a “cautious” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Raymond James Financial raised Five Below to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Five Below from $261.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $254.05.

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.