Five Below (FIVE) Competitors $140.86 +0.89 (+0.64%) As of 11:59 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FIVE vs. ULTA, DKS, SIG, WINA, SBH, HZO, ODP, BGFV, TSCO, and SNShould you be buying Five Below stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Five Below include Ulta Beauty (ULTA), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Signet Jewelers (SIG), Winmark (WINA), Sally Beauty (SBH), MarineMax (HZO), ODP (ODP), Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV), Tractor Supply (TSCO), and SharkNinja (SN). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Five Below vs. Its Competitors Ulta Beauty DICK'S Sporting Goods Signet Jewelers Winmark Sally Beauty MarineMax ODP Big 5 Sporting Goods Tractor Supply SharkNinja Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media favor FIVE or ULTA? In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 4 more articles in the media than Five Below. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 24 mentions for Five Below. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Five Below's score of 0.89 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Five Below 9 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ulta Beauty 22 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend FIVE or ULTA? Five Below presently has a consensus price target of $119.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.46%. Ulta Beauty has a consensus price target of $465.04, indicating a potential downside of 6.44%. Given Ulta Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ulta Beauty is more favorable than Five Below.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Five Below 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Ulta Beauty 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48 Which has more volatility and risk, FIVE or ULTA? Five Below has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ulta Beauty has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FIVE or ULTA more profitable? Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 10.45% compared to Five Below's net margin of 6.52%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 49.73% beat Five Below's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Five Below6.52% 17.00% 6.89% Ulta Beauty 10.45%49.73%20.15% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FIVE or ULTA? Ulta Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than Five Below. Ulta Beauty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Below, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFive Below$3.88B2.00$253.61M$4.7729.51Ulta Beauty$11.30B1.98$1.20B$25.6019.42 Do insiders and institutionals believe in FIVE or ULTA? 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Five Below shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryUlta Beauty beats Five Below on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Five Below News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FIVE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FIVE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FIVE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFive BelowRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.76B$11.65B$26.57B$9.47BDividend YieldN/A2.26%177.11%4.04%P/E Ratio29.5515.2830.3119.90Price / Sales2.001.705.8792.15Price / Cash17.2910.9817.0928.17Price / Book4.283.965.785.77Net Income$253.61M$608.19M$879.47M$257.79M7 Day Performance4.81%0.26%0.58%2.77%1 Month Performance14.12%6.87%7.71%14.17%1 Year Performance82.08%6.07%27.64%20.71% Five Below Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FIVEFive Below3.1875 of 5 stars$140.77+0.6%$119.00-15.5%+81.1%$7.76B$3.88B29.5523,200Analyst ForecastULTAUlta Beauty3.8058 of 5 stars$480.00+0.7%$465.04-3.1%+26.2%$21.57B$11.42B18.7558,000Positive NewsDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8078 of 5 stars$208.87-0.5%$219.56+5.1%-1.2%$16.72B$13.60B14.9456,100Positive NewsSIGSignet Jewelers2.964 of 5 stars$80.99+1.8%$87.14+7.6%-2.8%$3.33B$6.73B88.0427,595WINAWinmark1.3968 of 5 stars$372.23+0.7%N/A-3.6%$1.31B$83.10M33.2680Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementSBHSally Beauty3.8048 of 5 stars$10.09+2.7%$12.63+25.2%-13.5%$1.02B$3.72B5.6727,000News CoveragePositive NewsHZOMarineMax4.4865 of 5 stars$26.00-3.6%$33.25+27.9%-26.5%$558.11M$2.43B10.614,050Upcoming EarningsODPODP4.4348 of 5 stars$18.33+0.9%$28.00+52.8%-57.3%$551.40M$6.82B-13.1919,000BGFVBig 5 Sporting Goods0.1499 of 5 stars$1.42-0.4%N/A-45.6%$32.34M$777.69M-0.407,600Gap UpTSCOTractor Supply4.7302 of 5 stars$58.06+2.2%$58.02-0.1%+5.4%$30.78B$14.88B28.8352,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSNSharkNinja2.2133 of 5 stars$111.74+0.7%$121.50+8.7%+61.7%$15.76B$5.53B35.363,688Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ulta Beauty Alternatives DICK'S Sporting Goods Alternatives Signet Jewelers Alternatives Winmark Alternatives Sally Beauty Alternatives MarineMax Alternatives ODP Alternatives Big 5 Sporting Goods Alternatives Tractor Supply Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FIVE) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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