Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.250-4.720 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.750. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.3 billion-$4.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.4 billion. Five Below also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.500-0.620 EPS.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE traded down $0.62 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $127.40. The stock had a trading volume of 170,249 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,114,289. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $137.30. The stock has a market cap of $7.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.36, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.87. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $86.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.54.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.03. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The business had revenue of $970.53 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $966.29 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.60 earnings per share. Five Below's quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Five Below from $57.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Citigroup lifted their price target on Five Below from $121.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Five Below from $115.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Five Below from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Five Below from $107.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $110.40.

Insider Activity

In other Five Below news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $45,575.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,658 shares in the company, valued at $987,830.32. The trade was a 4.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised 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 valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in Five Below during the first quarter valued at approximately $268,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in Five Below by 63.8% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 1,503 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,416,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in Five Below by 13.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $13,825,000 after purchasing an additional 21,625 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.