Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Stake Increased by Alliancebernstein L.P.

Key Points

• Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in Five Below, Inc. by 30%, acquiring an additional 169,764 shares, bringing its total ownership to approximately 1.34% valued at $55.18 million.
• Five Below reported a 23.7% year-over-year revenue growth, achieving $1.03 billion in revenue for the quarter and exceeding analysts' expectations.
• Several institutional investors, including Vanguard and Federated Hermes, significantly raised their stakes in Five Below, indicating strong institutional interest in the specialty retailer's stock.

Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 30.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 736,459 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 169,764 shares during the quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned about 1.34% of Five Below worth $55,179,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 1,097.4% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 417 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 246.9% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 353 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Five Below by 61.7% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 540 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. Finally, Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. acquired a new position in Five Below during the 1st quarter worth $92,000.

Five Below Trading Down 3.9%

FIVE stock traded down $5.73 on Friday, hitting $140.04. 448,722 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,905,626. Five Below, Inc. has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $155.34. The stock has a market cap of $7.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $139.30 and a 200-day moving average of $108.97.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.20. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 6.45%.The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $988.91 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.54 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FIVE has been the subject of several research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Loop Capital raised shares of Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $130.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Barclays set a $135.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Craig Hallum upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Five Below from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $143.56.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,443,309.78. This represents a 7.66% 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, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $210,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 42,672 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,974,080. This represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 9,518 shares of company stock valued at $1,261,787. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Five Below Profile

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.