Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Rating Increased to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen upgraded Five Below from “hold” to “buy,” adding to broadly positive analyst sentiment. The stock carries a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and a $265.10 average price target.
• Five Below reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with EPS of $2.22 versus the $1.77 consensus and revenue of $1.29 billion, up 32.5% year over year.
• Shares opened at $241.89 after declining 2.1%, with the stock trading near its 52-week high of $263.88 and carrying a market capitalization of about $13.37 billion.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Sunday.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Five Below from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $247.00 to $250.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $265.00 to $273.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Craig Hallum increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Citigroup raised shares of Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Five Below from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five Below has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $265.10.

Five Below Trading Down 2.1%

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $241.89 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below has a 1-year low of $137.77 and a 1-year high of $263.88. The business's fifty day moving average price is $212.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $216.44.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.86 EPS. The business's quarterly 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 analysts forecast that Five Below will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 83.8% during the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 182 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Bayban acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Five Below by 966.7% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Five Below during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000.

About Five Below

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.

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