Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec Has $1.29 Million Stock Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec has reduced its stake in Five Below, Inc. by 13.3%, owning now 17,246 shares valued at approximately $1.29 million.
• Five Below reported $1.03 billion in revenue for its last quarter, significantly exceeding analysts' expectations, with an earnings per share of $0.81 against a forecast of $0.61.
• Various analysts have raised their target prices for Five Below, with UBS Group proposing a price of $184.00 and maintaining a "buy" rating.

Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec decreased its stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 13.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,246 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 2,652 shares during the quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec's holdings in Five Below were worth $1,292,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth about $234,000. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in Five Below by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 9,316 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $978,000 after acquiring an additional 965 shares in the last quarter. Centiva Capital LP purchased a new position in Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at about $267,000. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in Five Below by 124.5% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 148,320 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $15,568,000 after acquiring an additional 82,255 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc grew its stake in Five Below by 47.3% during the 4th quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 379,177 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $39,798,000 after acquiring an additional 121,808 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $153.40 on Monday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $138.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.61. Five Below, Inc. has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $155.34. The company has a market capitalization of $8.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.05, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.09.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on FIVE shares. Barclays set a $135.00 target price on Five Below in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Five Below from $141.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Five Below from $140.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Five Below from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five Below currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $143.56.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Amit Jhunjhunwala sold 1,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.17, for a total value of $212,789.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,890 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,240,651.30. This trade represents a 6.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $210,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,974,080. This represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,518 shares of company stock valued at $1,261,787 over the last 90 days. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Five Below 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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