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

Key Points

• Five Below's stock rating was downgraded from "buy" to "hold" by Wall Street Zen.
• Guggenheim raised its price target for Five Below from $155 to $165, maintaining a "buy" rating, while Bank of America set a lower target of $110 with an "underperform" rating.
• Following a strong earnings report, where the company reported $0.81 EPS compared to analyst expectations of $0.61, Five Below forecasts 4.76 to 5.16 EPS for FY 2025.

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

Several other research firms have also weighed in on FIVE. Guggenheim upped their price target on Five Below from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Bank of America increased their target price on Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Loop Capital upgraded Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Five Below from $105.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Five Below from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $151.16.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $156.29 on Friday. Five Below has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $159.93. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $149.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $125.14. The company has a market cap of $8.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.64, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.18.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.20. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 6.45%.The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $988.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.54 EPS. The firm'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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total value of $119,763.38. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,443,309.78. The trade was a 7.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in Five Below by 0.6% during the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,500 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $2,033,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 0.8% during the second quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 13,222 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $1,734,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 25.2% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 562 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Five Below by 7.9% during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,633 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $213,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Five Below by 2.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,681 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $501,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in 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.

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