Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Invests $989,000 in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 5,500 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $989,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Bayban purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 966.7% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Five Below from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $247.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Five Below to a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. HSBC raised shares of Five Below to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Oppenheimer began coverage on Five Below in a report on Thursday, August 13th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Five Below from $265.00 to $273.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five Below presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $265.10.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $241.89 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $13.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $212.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $216.48. Five Below, Inc. has a 1-year low of $137.77 and a 1-year high of $263.88.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. Five Below's revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.650-9.050 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.290 EPS. Analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc NASDAQ: FIVE is an American specialty discount retailer offering a broad assortment of merchandise priced primarily at $5 or below. Since its founding in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, the company has pursued a value-focused retail model targeting tweens, teens and beyond, with stores designed to deliver trend-driven products at an accessible price point. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below has grown into a national chain operating in dozens of U.S.

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