Samlyn Capital LLC Buys 39,375 Shares of Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• Samlyn Capital LLC increased its stake in Five Below, Inc. by 3.7% in the first quarter, now owning approximately 1.2% of the company’s portfolio.
• Several analysts have recently upgraded their ratings for Five Below, with Wells Fargo raising its price target from $140 to $170 and others also adjusting their price objectives higher.
• Five Below reported a strong quarterly performance, with earnings per share of $0.81, surpassing expectations and a 23.7% year-over-year revenue growth.

Samlyn Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 3.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,109,736 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 39,375 shares during the quarter. Five Below comprises approximately 1.2% of Samlyn Capital LLC's holdings, making the stock its 28th largest position. Samlyn Capital LLC owned approximately 2.02% of Five Below worth $83,147,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Five Below by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,424,495 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $406,430,000 after acquiring an additional 376,932 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in Five Below by 26,340.9% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,485,981 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $111,337,000 after acquiring an additional 1,480,361 shares during the period. Steadfast Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth $123,601,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Five Below by 494.5% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,175,075 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $88,042,000 after acquiring an additional 977,411 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Five Below by 433.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 770,626 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $54,668,000 after acquiring an additional 626,077 shares during the period.

Five Below Trading Down 5.5%

Shares of Five Below stock traded down $8.35 on Tuesday, reaching $142.96. 2,028,677 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,394,199. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $138.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $108.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.09. Five Below, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $52.38 and a fifty-two week high of $155.34.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Five Below news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.77, for a total value of $719,235.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 55,854 shares in the company, valued at $7,304,027.58. The trade was a 8.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total value of $119,763.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at $1,443,309.78. This trade represents a 7.66% decrease in their position. 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 ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on FIVE. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Barclays set a $135.00 price objective on Five Below in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Five Below from $105.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Five Below from $132.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Guggenheim boosted their price objective on Five Below from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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.