Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Shares Up 6.7% - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Five Below's shares surged 6.7% on Monday, reaching a high of $147.28 before closing at $149.31.
• The company reported earnings of $0.81 EPS for the quarter, significantly surpassing the consensus estimate of $0.61, and achieved a revenue of $1.03 billion, up 23.7% year-over-year.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with eight Buy ratings, eleven Hold ratings, and one Sell rating, indicating a consensus price target of $143.56.

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report)'s share price shot up 6.7% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $147.28 and last traded at $149.31. 245,430 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 87% from the average session volume of 1,901,840 shares. The stock had previously closed at $139.90.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on FIVE. Barclays set a $135.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $141.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Craig Hallum boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Eight equities 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 data from MarketBeat, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $143.56.

Five Below Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $8.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.09. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $139.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $109.61.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.20. Five Below had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 17.13%. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $988.91 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.54 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of the company'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 owned 42,672 shares in the company, valued at $5,974,080. This represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the company'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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares of the company's stock, 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,818 shares of company stock valued at $1,048,998. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in Five Below by 653.8% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the second quarter worth $26,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the first quarter worth $29,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in Five Below by 333.0% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 420 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 1,940.9% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 449 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 427 shares during the last quarter.

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.

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