Tidal Investments LLC Has $4.23 Million Stock Holdings in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 37.8% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 23,519 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,457 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $4,228,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its position in Five Below by 19.5% in the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 25,702 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,621,000 after buying an additional 4,190 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,325 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $598,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 15,242 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,740,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the second quarter worth $378,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 29.8% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 87,797 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $15,785,000 after acquiring an additional 20,131 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FIVE has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $401.00 price objective on Five Below in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Loop Capital lowered Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $250.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Wolfe Research downgraded Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Barclays cut their price target on Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Five Below from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.70.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Five Below news, insider Maureen Gellerman sold 1,610 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.94, for a total transaction of $400,793.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 8,804 shares in the company, valued at $2,191,667.76. This trade represents a 15.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Kenneth Bull sold 10,510 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.06, for a total transaction of $2,607,110.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 75,064 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,620,375.84. This represents a 12.28% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 12,938 shares of company stock valued at $3,211,488 over the last 90 days. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Five Below Price Performance

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $249.59 on Tuesday. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $137.77 and a fifty-two week high of $263.88. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $226.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $219.21. The firm has a market cap of $13.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.99.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 22.13% and a net margin of 11.65%.The firm’s revenue was up 22.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. Five Below has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.130 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 9.830-10.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 10.56 EPS for the current year.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc is a specialty value retailer that sells merchandise primarily designed for children, teens and preteens. Its product assortment generally includes toys, games, fashion accessories, room décor, sports equipment, technology accessories, party supplies, seasonal items and candy. The company operates under a “five and beyond” pricing concept, offering most products at affordable price points while also selling selected higher-priced items.

Founded in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, Five Below has expanded from its original store base into a nationwide retail chain.