Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. It offers accessories, including socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polishes, lip glosses, fragrances, and branded cosmetics; and items used to complete and personalize living space, 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 for the customers room. The company also provides sport balls; team sports merchandise and fitness accessories, such as hand weights, jump ropes, and gym balls; games, including name brand board games, puzzles, collectibles, and toys covering remote control; and pool, beach, and outdoor toys, as well as games and accessories. In addition, it offers accessories for cell phones, tablets, audio, and computers, such as cases, chargers, headphones, and other items; books, video games, and DVDs; craft activity kits; arts and crafts supplies, such as crayons, markers, and stickers; and trend-right items for school comprising backpacks, fashion notebooks and journals, novelty pens and pencils, locker accessories, and everyday name brand items. Further, the company provides party goods, decorations, gag gifts, and greeting cards, as well as every day and special occasion merchandise products; assortment of classic and novelty candy bars, movie-size box candy, seasonal-related candy, and gum and snack food; chilled drinks through coolers; and seasonally-specific items used to celebrate and decorate for events. It primarily serves tween and teen customers. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated approximately 1,190 stores in 40 states. The company was formerly known as Cheap Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Five Below, Inc. in August 2002. Five Below, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Five Below Stock Down 0.2 %
FIVE traded down $0.28 during trading on Friday, hitting $138.99. The company's stock had a trading volume of 708 shares, compared to its average volume of 812,056. Five Below has a twelve month low of $109.49 and a twelve month high of $237.86. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $124.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $146.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.89, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.33.
Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 8th. The specialty retailer reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.01. Five Below had a return on equity of 24.53% and a net margin of 9.06%. The firm had revenue of $639.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $652.73 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts recently commented on FIVE shares. Gordon Haskett cut Five Below from a "buy" rating to an "accumulate" rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, June 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Five Below from $249.00 to $216.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 29th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Five Below from $240.00 to $160.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 9th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on Five Below from $210.00 to $190.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Five Below from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $182.32.