California State Teachers Retirement System Acquires 11,951 Shares of Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• California State Teachers Retirement System increased its Five Below stake by 23% in the first quarter, purchasing 11,951 additional shares. It now owns 63,806 shares valued at approximately $14.6 million.
• Five Below reported strong quarterly results, with EPS of $2.22 beating estimates of $1.77 and revenue of $1.29 billion rising 32.5% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.65 to $9.05.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $254.05, although some firms recently downgraded the stock to neutral or underweight.

California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 23.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,806 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 11,951 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System owned 0.12% of Five Below worth $14,578,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Five Below by 40,774,210.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $10,445,139,000 after buying an additional 55,452,926 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at about $182,786,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Five Below by 176.0% in the fourth 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. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in Five Below by 54.6% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $336,254,000 after acquiring an additional 630,710 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth about $100,884,000.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock opened at $217.13 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $198.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $210.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.42, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $130.00 and a 52 week high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.86 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter 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 forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on FIVE. Susquehanna downgraded Five Below to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Five Below from $262.00 to $291.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Five Below from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Five Below from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $254.05.

Five Below 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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