Five Below (FIVE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Five Below, Inc. is a specialty value retailer that sells merchandise primarily designed for children, teens and preteens. Its product assortment generally includes toys, games, fashion accessories, room décor, sports equipment, technology accessories, party supplies, seasonal items and candy. The company operates under a “five and beyond” pricing concept, offering most products at affordable price points while also selling selected higher-priced items.

Founded in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, Five Below has expanded from its original store base into a nationwide retail chain. The company serves customers through physical stores across the United States as well as through its e-commerce platform. Its stores are commonly located in shopping centers and designed to provide a trend-focused, discovery-oriented shopping experience.

Five Below’s business is focused on combining accessible prices with frequently refreshed merchandise tied to youth culture, entertainment, seasonal trends and everyday activities. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and continues to operate as a U.S.-focused retailer under the Five Below brand.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $241.41 to $246.03
• 50-Day Range: $176.25 to $262.72
• 52-Week Range: $137.77 to $263.88
• Volume: 881,725 shs
• Average Volume: 1.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.96
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $300.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Five Below Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Five Below scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Five Below has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 18 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Five Below has a consensus price target of $300.70, representing about 22.9% upside from its current price of $244.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Five Below has been the subject of 26 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Five Below are expected to grow by 4.17% in the coming year, from $10.56 to $11.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Five Below is 21.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Five Below is 21.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Five Below has a PEG Ratio of 0.94. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Five Below has a P/B Ratio of 6.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.52% of the float of Five Below has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Five Below has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.76, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Five Below has recently increased by 10.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Five Below does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Five Below does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Five Below has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Five Below this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

43 people have searched for FIVE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Five Below to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Five Below insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,007,904.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.96% of the stock of Five Below is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Five Below has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/02/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialty Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FIVE
• CIK: 1177609
• Web: www.fivebelow.com
• Phone: (215) 546-7909
• Fax: 215-546-8099
• Employees: 24,600
• Year Founded: 2002

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Five Below: $300.70
• High Price Target: $420.00
• Low Price Target: $224.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 32 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.16
• P/E Growth: 0.94
• Net Income: $358.64 million
• Net Margins: 11.65%
• Pretax Margin: 15.42%
• Return on Equity: 22.13%
• Return on Assets: 9.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.83
• Cash Flow: $10.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.01
• Book Value: $39.76 per share
• Price / Book: 6.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,050,000
• Free Float: 54,525,000
• Market Cap: $13.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99