Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. Takes Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. invested approximately $1.34 million in Five Below, acquiring 17,861 shares during the first quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and Federated Hermes, significantly increased their holdings in Five Below, indicating strong institutional interest.
• Five Below reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, with earnings per share of $0.81 and revenue reaching $1.03 billion, surpassing analysts' estimates.

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 17,861 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $1,338,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Byrne Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Five Below during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 1,097.4% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 246.9% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in Five Below by 61.7% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 540 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the period. Finally, Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. acquired a new position in Five Below in the first quarter valued at approximately $92,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on FIVE. Guggenheim increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. Telsey Advisory Group raised shares of Five Below from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their target price for the company from $144.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Barclays set a $135.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $143.56.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE traded up $1.06 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $148.02. The stock had a trading volume of 648,190 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,903,483. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $139.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $110.03. The company has a market capitalization of $8.16 billion, a PE ratio of 29.96, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.09. Five Below, Inc. has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $155.34.

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

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of Five Below 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 42,672 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,974,080. The trade was a 3.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,500 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.77, for a total value of $719,235.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 55,854 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,304,027.58. The trade was a 8.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 7,818 shares of company stock valued at $1,048,998 in the last three months. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.