Invesco Ltd. Buys 5,495 Shares of Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Five Below by 6.6%, owning 88,827 shares worth approximately $6.7 million after acquiring an additional 5,495 shares in the first quarter.
• Federated Hermes Inc. significantly expanded its position by 26,340.9%, now holding 1,485,981 shares valued at $111.3 million, indicating strong interest from institutional investors.
• Five Below reported quarterly earnings with an EPS of $0.86, surpassing analysts' expectations of $0.83, and achieved revenue of $970.53 million, reflecting a 19.5% increase year-over-year.

Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 6.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 88,827 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after buying an additional 5,495 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. owned about 0.16% of Five Below worth $6,655,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 56,362 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $4,221,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 230.8% during the 1st quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 30,210 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $2,263,000 after buying an additional 21,078 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 130.2% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 341,490 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $25,588,000 after buying an additional 193,170 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the 1st quarter valued at about $218,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 681,872 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $51,089,000 after buying an additional 28,601 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of FIVE stock traded down $4.93 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $145.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,077,799 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,292,893. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $135.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $105.41. Five Below, Inc. has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $154.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.37 and a beta of 1.06.

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

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In related news, insider Amit Jhunjhunwala sold 1,700 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.17, for a total transaction of $212,789.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 25,890 shares in the company, valued at $3,240,651.30. The trade was a 6.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $210,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 42,672 shares in the company, valued at $5,974,080. This represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,200 shares of company stock valued at $1,740,209. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FIVE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on Five Below from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Guggenheim raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $132.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group raised shares of Five Below from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $144.00 to $170.00 in a report on Thursday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $143.56.

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.