FY2026 EPS Estimates for Five Below Lifted by Analyst

Key Points

• Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group have increased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Five Below from $4.72 to $5.10 and maintain an "Outperform" rating on the stock.
• Five Below reported strong quarterly earnings of $0.81 EPS, exceeding expectations by $0.20, while revenue grew by 23.7% year-over-year to $1.03 billion.
• Multiple research firms have raised their price targets for Five Below, with the average target now around $141.33, reflecting optimism about the company's growth prospects.

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) - Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group boosted their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Five Below in a report issued on Thursday, August 28th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $5.10 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.72. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $170.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below's current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Five Below's Q4 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $3.75 EPS.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $988.91 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter 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.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Craig Hallum upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Loop Capital upgraded shares of Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $130.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $143.56.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of Five Below stock traded down $4.93 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $145.10. The company had a trading volume of 2,077,799 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,334,454. The company's 50-day moving average is $135.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.52. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $154.30. The company has a market cap of $8.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.79 and a beta of 1.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FIVE. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 44,334 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $4,653,000 after purchasing an additional 698 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 23.4% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 553,939 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $58,141,000 after acquiring an additional 104,883 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth approximately $15,160,000. PDT Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth approximately $315,000. Finally, Comerica Bank boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 49.6% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 32,882 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $3,451,000 after acquiring an additional 10,896 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other Five Below news, insider Amit Jhunjhunwala sold 1,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.17, for a total transaction of $212,789.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,240,651.30. This trade represents a 6.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider George Hill sold 4,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.93, for a total transaction of $598,185.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 44,130 shares in the company, valued at $5,866,200.90. This represents a 9.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 13,200 shares of company stock worth $1,740,209. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.