Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Shares Acquired by Trexquant Investment LP

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP significantly increased its stake in Five Below, Inc. by 191.5%, acquiring an additional 294,147 shares during the first quarter, reaching a total of 447,744 shares worth approximately $33.5 million.
• Multiple institutional investors, including BNP Paribas Financial Markets and Ieq Capital LLC, also raised their positions in Five Below, reflecting growing confidence in the company's performance.
• Five Below posted better-than-expected earnings, reporting $0.81 earnings per share compared to analysts' estimates of $0.61, and a quarterly revenue increase of 23.7% year-over-year.

Trexquant Investment LP lifted its stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 191.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 447,744 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 294,147 shares during the quarter. Five Below accounts for about 0.4% of Trexquant Investment LP's portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Trexquant Investment LP owned 0.81% of Five Below worth $33,547,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jump Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 41.3% during the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 159,433 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $11,946,000 after purchasing an additional 46,586 shares in the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the first quarter worth about $247,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Five Below by 2.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,681 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $501,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 100.8% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,459 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 7,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 122.9% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 242,509 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $18,547,000 after purchasing an additional 133,698 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $210,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 42,672 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,974,080. The trade was a 3.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Amit Jhunjhunwala sold 1,700 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.17, for a total transaction of $212,789.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,890 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,240,651.30. This trade represents a 6.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,200 shares of company stock valued at $1,740,209. Insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Five Below Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of FIVE stock traded down $4.93 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $145.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,077,799 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,334,454. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $135.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $105.52. Five Below, Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $154.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.00 billion, a PE ratio of 29.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.79 and a beta of 1.09.

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 (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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $988.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.54 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on FIVE. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $105.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $140.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $141.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target 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.