Chemistry Wealth Management LLC Purchases 1,797 Shares of Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• Chemistry Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Five Below, Inc. by 31.7%, acquiring an additional 1,797 shares during the second quarter, bringing its total to 7,469 shares valued at approximately $980,000.
• Several institutional investors also enhanced their positions in Five Below, with Vanguard Group increasing its holdings by 7.5% and Federated Hermes by an astonishing 26,340.9%.
• Five Below surpassed earnings expectations with $0.81 earnings per share for the last quarter, significantly above the consensus estimate of $0.61, and reported a revenue of $1.03 billion, outperforming analyst expectations.

Chemistry Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 31.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,469 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 1,797 shares during the quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Five Below were worth $980,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of FIVE. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,424,495 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $406,430,000 after acquiring an additional 376,932 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 26,340.9% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,485,981 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $111,337,000 after acquiring an additional 1,480,361 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 494.5% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,175,075 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $88,042,000 after acquiring an additional 977,411 shares during the period. Samlyn Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 1,109,736 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $83,147,000 after acquiring an additional 39,375 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 433.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 770,626 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $54,668,000 after acquiring an additional 626,077 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,443,309.78. The trade was a 7.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $210,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 42,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,974,080. The trade was a 3.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,818 shares of company stock worth $1,048,998. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Five Below Stock Performance

FIVE stock opened at $139.90 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.72 billion, a PE ratio of 28.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.09. The company's 50 day moving average price is $139.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.61. Five Below, Inc. has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $155.34.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $988.91 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 17.13%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share. 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, research analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $132.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Craig Hallum increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $105.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upgraded shares of Five Below from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $144.00 to $170.00 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $143.56.

Five Below Company 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.

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