Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Takes Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec acquired 6,700 Five Below shares during the second quarter, worth approximately $1.205 million. Several other institutional investors also initiated or increased positions.
• Five Below reported quarterly EPS of $2.22, beating estimates of $1.77, while revenue rose 32.5% year over year to $1.29 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.65–$9.05.
• Analysts maintain a broadly positive outlook, with the stock carrying a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and a $265.10 average price target; shares recently traded at $241.89.

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 6,700 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $1,205,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the second quarter worth $31,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Bayban bought a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased 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 in the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $241.89 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a PE ratio of 30.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $212.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.48. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $137.77 and a fifty-two week high of $263.88.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on FIVE. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Five Below in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 5th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Five Below to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. KeyCorp reaffirmed a "sector weight" rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Craig Hallum boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $265.10.

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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