Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. Takes $44.73 Million Position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 426,135 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $44,727,000. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. owned 0.77% of Five Below as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the third quarter worth about $42,000. Retirement Systems of Alabama boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 47.2% during the 3rd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 151,344 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $13,371,000 after acquiring an additional 48,524 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 149.1% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,360 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 814 shares during the period. Everence Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $249,000. Finally, Oak Thistle LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 15,910 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $1,670,000 after acquiring an additional 470 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total value of $45,575.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Five Below Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of FIVE traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $75.90. 701,662 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,978,348. Five Below, Inc. has a 1 year low of $52.38 and a 1 year high of $150.88. The company has a market cap of $4.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.01. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $74.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.22.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.65 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FIVE has been the topic of a number of research reports. Mizuho lowered their price target on Five Below from $105.00 to $88.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Five Below from $117.00 to $102.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One research 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $94.30.

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.