What is William Blair's Estimate for Five Below Q4 Earnings?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, June 5th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $3.23 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.24. The consensus estimate for Five Below's current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Five Below's FY2027 earnings at $5.02 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $121.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "in-line" 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 boosted their price objective on Five Below from $107.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $110.40.

Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock opened at $128.02 on Friday. The stock's 50 day moving average is $86.32 and its 200 day moving average is $90.54. Five Below has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $137.30. The firm has a market cap of $7.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.87.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $970.53 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $966.29 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in Five Below by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 12,172 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $1,278,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its holdings in Five Below by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,902 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $2,509,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Five Below by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,681 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $501,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Five Below by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,366 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Five Below by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,732 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $497,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,658 shares of the company's stock, valued at $987,830.32. This represents a 4.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

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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