Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $300.20

Key Points

• Analysts hold a Moderate Buy consensus on Five Below, with 18 buy, 13 hold and one strong-buy rating. The average 12-month price target is $300.20, above the reported opening price of $222.03.
• Five Below’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with EPS of $1.68 versus the $1.40 estimate and revenue of $1.26 billion versus $1.22 billion expected. Revenue increased 22.9% year over year.
• The stock traded down 2.6%, while company insiders sold 18,438 shares worth approximately $4.58 million over the past 90 days; meanwhile, several major institutions initiated or increased positions in the retailer.

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the thirty-two research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eighteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $300.20.

FIVE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price target on Five Below from $280.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Mizuho set a $295.00 price objective on Five Below in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane lowered Five Below from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. KeyCorp restated a "sector weight" rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Evercore set a $250.00 price target on Five Below in a report on Tuesday.

Five Below Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of FIVE opened at $222.03 on Wednesday. Five Below has a twelve month low of $137.77 and a twelve month high of $263.88. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $234.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.93, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.99.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.28. The firm had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 11.65% and a return on equity of 22.13%. The company's revenue was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. 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, analysts predict that Five Below will post 10.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other news, COO Kenneth Bull sold 10,510 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.06, for a total value of $2,607,110.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 75,064 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,620,375.84. This represents a 12.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CMO Jacob Hawkins sold 818 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.88, for a total transaction of $203,583.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 3,728 shares in the company, valued at $927,824.64. This trade represents a 17.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 18,438 shares of company stock worth $4,580,933 over the last 90 days. 0.96% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $964,867,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $182,786,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 54.4% in the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,811,650 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $325,717,000 after acquiring an additional 638,049 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at $70,033,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at $59,425,000.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc is a specialty value retailer that sells a broad assortment of trend-right merchandise primarily for children, teenagers and young adults. Its products generally span categories such as style and accessories, room décor, sports equipment, technology accessories, arts and crafts, party supplies, seasonal items, toys and games, and candy.

The company operates physical stores and an e-commerce platform in the United States. Five Below's business model emphasizes frequently changing assortments, low prices and products aligned with current consumer trends, with merchandise organized around categories including “Room,” “Style,” “Sports,” “Tech,” “Create,” “Party” and “Candy.”

Five Below was founded in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, and its first store opened in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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