Q2 Earnings Forecast for Five Below Issued By Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Five Below in a research note issued on Wednesday, June 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Five Below's current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below's Q4 2026 earnings at $3.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.16 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $115.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Finally, Guggenheim decreased their target price on shares of Five Below from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $112.40.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE stock opened at $123.35 on Monday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $99.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.85. The company has a market capitalization of $6.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.86 and a beta of 1.02. Five Below has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $137.30.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $970.53 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $966.29 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.52% and a return on equity of 17.00%. Five Below's revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in shares of Five Below by 1,097.4% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Five Below by 246.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Five Below by 61.7% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 540 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider George Hill sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.93, for a total value of $598,185.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Amit Jhunjhunwala sold 1,700 shares of the 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 sale, the insider now owns 25,890 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,240,651.30. This trade represents a 6.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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