Five Below (FIVE) Competitors

MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) and Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer MNSO or FIVE?

In the previous week, Five Below had 19 more articles in the media than MINISO Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Five Below and 3 mentions for MINISO Group. Five Below's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat MINISO Group's score of 0.50 indicating that MINISO Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MINISO Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Five Below	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MNSO or FIVE?

17.2% of MINISO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 73.5% of MINISO Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Five Below shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MNSO or FIVE?

Five Below has higher revenue and earnings than MINISO Group. MINISO Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Below, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MINISO Group	$1.58B	4.72	$89.55M	$1.02	23.17
Five Below	$3.56B	2.33	$301.11M	$5.42	27.69

Which has more risk and volatility, MNSO or FIVE?

MINISO Group has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MNSO or FIVE?

Five Below received 909 more outperform votes than MINISO Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.69% of users gave Five Below an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave MINISO Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MINISO Group	Outperform Votes 6 33.33%	Underperform Votes 12 66.67%
Five Below	Outperform Votes 915 69.69%	Underperform Votes 398 30.31%

Do analysts recommend MNSO or FIVE?

MINISO Group currently has a consensus target price of $27.90, indicating a potential upside of 18.07%. Five Below has a consensus target price of $210.33, indicating a potential upside of 40.15%. Given MINISO Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Five Below is more favorable than MINISO Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MINISO Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Five Below	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Is MNSO or FIVE more profitable?

MINISO Group has a net margin of 16.28% compared to MINISO Group's net margin of 8.46%. Five Below's return on equity of 25.43% beat MINISO Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MINISO Group	16.28%	25.43%	16.45%
Five Below	8.46%	20.80%	8.33%

Summary

Five Below beats MINISO Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.