Alyeska Investment Group L.P. Grows Stake in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• Alyeska Investment Group increased its Five Below stake by 8.8% in the second quarter, adding 43,367 shares to own 536,532 shares valued at approximately $96.5 million, or 0.97% of the company.
• 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.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive overall, with a MarketBeat consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.10, although some firms recently downgraded the stock to Hold or Neutral.

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 536,532 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 43,367 shares during the quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. owned 0.97% of Five Below worth $96,463,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $10,445,139,000 after buying an additional 55,452,926 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at about $964,867,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at about $182,786,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Five Below by 176.0% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,168,832 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $220,161,000 after acquiring an additional 745,272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Five Below by 54.4% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter.

Five Below Stock Performance

FIVE stock opened at $241.89 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below, Inc. has a one year low of $137.77 and a one year high of $263.88. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $212.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $216.44.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.86 EPS. 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. Research analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FIVE has been the subject of a number of research reports. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Five Below to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Loop Capital cut shares of Five Below from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $250.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday. HSBC upgraded Five Below to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lowered Five Below to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. One equities research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $265.10.

Five Below Company Profile

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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