Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the twenty-one research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have issued a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $112.40.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on FIVE. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Five Below from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Barclays reduced their target price on Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Guggenheim decreased their target price on Five Below from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $78.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $45,575.36. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 12,658 shares of the company's stock, valued at $987,830.32. This trade represents a 4.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider George Hill sold 4,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.93, for a total value of $598,185.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 44,130 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,866,200.90. The trade was a 9.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the 4th quarter worth $1,094,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 108,811 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $10,781,000 after buying an additional 534 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in Five Below by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 157,799 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $16,563,000 after buying an additional 3,705 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its position in shares of Five Below by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 24,822 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $2,605,000 after acquiring an additional 1,121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 24.7% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 12,407 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $1,193,000 after acquiring an additional 2,460 shares during the period.

Five Below Trading Up 0.8%

Five Below stock traded up $0.95 on Thursday, reaching $125.98. 936,555 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,076,133. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $137.30. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $90.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.67. The stock has a market cap of $6.94 billion, a PE ratio of 25.98, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.02.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $970.53 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $966.29 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.