Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Decreased by Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Five Below in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 3rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Five Below's current full-year earnings is $6.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.36 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Five Below from $214.00 to $204.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Five Below from $222.00 to $215.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Telsey Advisory Group cut their target price on Five Below from $230.00 to $220.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Gordon Haskett downgraded Five Below from a "buy" rating to an "accumulate" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $210.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on Five Below from $225.00 to $214.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $213.11.

Five Below Stock Performance

FIVE traded down $1.22 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $162.77. 1,159,258 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 820,661. The company's fifty day moving average price is $190.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.39. The company has a market cap of $8.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.19. Five Below has a one year low of $144.57 and a one year high of $220.19.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 20th. The specialty retailer reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.78 by ($0.13). The company had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.35 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 20.80% and a net margin of 8.46%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.07 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Thomas Vellios sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.82, for a total value of $1,858,200.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 333,697 shares of the company's stock, valued at $62,007,576.54. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 2.7% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 4,482 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $710,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Five Below in the first quarter valued at $209,000. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in Five Below by 10.7% in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 16,722 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $2,649,000 after acquiring an additional 1,610 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in Five Below by 793.1% in the first quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 1,563 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $248,000 after acquiring an additional 1,388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can increased its stake in Five Below by 7.6% in the first quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 30,353 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $4,936,000 after acquiring an additional 2,155 shares during 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 glitter lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.