BlackRock Inc. Purchases New Holdings in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,366,632 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $964,867,000. BlackRock Inc. owned about 9.71% of Five Below as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,264 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $615,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Five Below by 26.6% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 257 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 29.6% during the 1st quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Five Below by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 3,948 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $744,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its holdings in Five Below by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 3,743 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $705,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Stock Up 5.9%

FIVE opened at $250.24 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $206.24 and a 200-day moving average of $214.45. The stock has a market cap of $13.84 billion, a PE ratio of 31.60, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $137.77 and a 52 week high of $251.63.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.86 EPS. Five Below's revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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 anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on FIVE shares. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Five Below to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $210.00 to $350.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Five Below from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Five Below from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.80.

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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