Brokerages Set Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Price Target at $146.55

Key Points

• Five Below, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from twenty-two ratings firms, with one sell, twelve hold, and nine buy ratings.
• The stock's average twelve-month price target is $146.55, with recent targets set by analysts ranging from $110.00 to $187.00.
• Five Below reported a NET income of $0.81 EPS for its latest quarter, surpassing forecasts and showing a 23.7% increase in revenue year-over-year.

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the twenty-one brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have assigned a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $149.00.

FIVE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Five Below from $142.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. 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. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Five Below from $132.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upgraded 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 report on Thursday, August 28th.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE traded up $0.84 during trading on Friday, hitting $154.63. The stock had a trading volume of 176,744 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,889,564. The company has a market capitalization of $8.53 billion, a PE ratio of 31.29, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.09. Five Below has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $155.82. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $141.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $112.40.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during 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%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company 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 expect that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 42,672 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,974,080. This trade represents a 3.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,443,309.78. This represents a 7.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 7,818 shares of company stock valued at $1,048,998 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in Five Below by 26,340.9% in the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,485,981 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $111,337,000 after buying an additional 1,480,361 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Five Below by 494.5% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,175,075 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $88,042,000 after buying an additional 977,411 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the second quarter worth $110,834,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 433.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 770,626 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $54,668,000 after buying an additional 626,077 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in Five Below by 1,770.7% in the 2nd quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 471,506 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $61,852,000 after purchasing an additional 446,301 shares during the last quarter.

About Five Below

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.