Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Lowered to Hold Rating by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen downgraded Five Below to “Hold” from “Buy,” following similar rating cuts from BNP Paribas Exane and Wolfe Research. Despite these downgrades, analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $262.80.
• Five Below reported strong quarterly results, with EPS of $2.22 beating estimates of $1.77 and revenue rising 32.5% year over year to $1.29 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.65 to $9.05.
• The stock opened at $250.24, near its 12-month high of $251.63, giving Five Below a market capitalization of approximately $13.84 billion and a P/E ratio of 31.60.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded Five Below from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Wolfe Research cut Five Below from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Evercore set a $215.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $262.80.

Five Below Stock Up 5.9%

Five Below stock opened at $250.24 on Friday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $206.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $214.45. The stock has a market cap of $13.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below has a twelve month low of $137.77 and a twelve month high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 143.0% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $268,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,416,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $13,825,000 after acquiring an additional 21,625 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 63.8% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $289,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares during the period.

Five Below Company Profile

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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