Five Below Company Profile (NASDAQ:FIVE)

Five Below trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FIVE."

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 1st. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.01. The business earned $232.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $230.75 million. Five Below had a net margin of 7.06% and a return on equity of 24.02%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 20.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.12 earnings per share. View Five Below's Earnings History.

Five Below is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 29th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Five Below.

Five Below issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.59-1.64 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.60. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.227-1.242 blln, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.22 billion.Five Below also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.24-0.27 EPS.

16 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Five Below's stock. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Five Below's stock price to reach $53.93 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Five Below.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Five Below stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Five Below, Inc. is a specialty value retailer offering merchandise for teen and pre-teen customers in the United States. The Company offers products all priced at $5 and below, including select brands and licensed merchandise across a range of categories, which it refers to as worlds: Style, Room, Sports, Media, Crafts, Party, Candy and Seasonal. It offers a wide variety of merchandise that includes everything from sporting goods, games, fashion accessories and jewelry, to hobbies and collectibles, bath and body, candy and snacks, room décor and storage, stationery and school supplies, video game accessories, books, DVDs, iPhone accessories, novelty and seasonal items. Five Below, Inc. is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. " (5/23/2017)
• 2. Deutsche Bank AG analysts commented, "Tgt USD40 to USD48. With 1Q guidance better than feared and the long-term growth algorithm intact (FY17 EPS growth expected to be up 20%-25%), shares are up meaningfully after the close. We expect FIVE to continue to benefit from new store growth (will enter the state of California at the end of 1Q); enhanced merchandising and sourcing capabilities; and marketing initiatives (will utilize TV in 2Q and 4Q), but are cautious on 1Q as comp guidance (flat to up 2%) implies an acceleration on a two-year stack basis at the mid-point, which has not been achieved since 4Q15. However, management was upbeat regarding emerging trends as well as the company's Easter set. We continue to view FIVE favorably in the long-term as a unique sq. ft. story leading to 20%+ EPS growth, but see valuation as full." (3/23/2017)
• 3. Guggenheim analysts commented, "We reiterate our Buy on FIVE ahead of 4Q earnings on March 22. Bottom line, we have never seen the shares this compelling since the IPO. As shown in Exhibit 1, they have undergone significant multiple contraction over the past four years as earnings have consistently grown and the shares have remained stuck in the upper $30's, except for two runs to $50-plus. At the same time, the company's ability to grow both sales and EBITDA by 20% or better has become increasingly rare (Exhibit 2). As detailed in Exhibit 3, our $52 PT implies a reasonable EBITDA multiple (13x) on 2018E." (3/20/2017)
• 4. Loop Capital analysts commented, "Five Below Inside" (3/17/2017)

Five Below saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,719,873 shares, a decrease of 25.0% from the May 15th total of 10,290,040 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,145,699 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.7 days. Approximately 14.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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Five Below's management team includes the folowing people:

• Thomas G. Vellios, Executive Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder
• Joel D. Anderson, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Kenneth R. Bull, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
• Michael F. Romanko, Executive Vice President- Merchandising
• Eric M. Specter, Chief Administrative Officer
• Kathleen S. Barclay, Independent Director
• Catherine Elizabeth Buggeln, Independent Director
• Michael F. Devine III, Independent Director
• Daniel J. Kaufman, Independent Director
• Richard L. Markee, Independent Director

Five Below's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.43%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.76%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.80%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (4.14%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (3.48%) and State Street Corp (2.54%). Company insiders that own Five Below stock include David M Mussafer, Joel D Anderson and Kenneth R Bull. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Five Below.

Five Below's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P., Janus Capital Management LLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Wellington Management Group LLP, Morgan Stanley, Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC and Crestwood Capital Management L.P.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Five Below.

Five Below's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Lazard Asset Management LLC, FMR LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Bank of Nova Scotia and DnB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have bought Five Below stock in the last two years include David M Mussafer and Joel D Anderson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Five Below.

Shares of Five Below can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Five Below stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.34.