Five Below (FIVE) Competitors $145.10 -4.93 (-3.29%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$146.38 +1.28 (+0.88%) As of 08/29/2025 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, ODP, HZO, 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), ODP (ODP), MarineMax (HZO), 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 ODP MarineMax 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FIVE or ULTA? 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Five Below shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate FIVE or ULTA? Five Below currently has a consensus price target of $143.56, suggesting a potential downside of 1.06%. Ulta Beauty has a consensus price target of $534.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.53%. Given Ulta Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 11 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Ulta Beauty 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$3.88B2.06$253.61M$4.9429.37Ulta Beauty$11.30B1.96$1.20B$26.0818.89 Does the media prefer FIVE or ULTA? In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 69 more articles in the media than Five Below. MarketBeat recorded 142 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 73 mentions for Five Below. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Five Below's score of 0.82 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 28 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ulta Beauty 92 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FIVE or ULTA more profitable? Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 10.31% compared to Five Below's net margin of 6.45%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 48.78% beat Five Below's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Five Below6.45% 17.13% 7.01% Ulta Beauty 10.31%48.78%19.55% Which has more volatility & risk, FIVE or ULTA? Five Below has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ulta Beauty has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryUlta Beauty beats Five Below on 12 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. 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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$8.00B$12.18B$27.07B$9.75BDividend YieldN/A2.19%172.55%4.48%P/E Ratio29.3717.1027.3026.59Price / Sales2.061.968.14158.97Price / Cash17.9312.1517.3028.92Price / Book4.414.335.076.08Net Income$253.61M$608.12M$872.89M$265.93M7 Day Performance3.28%-0.14%0.63%0.36%1 Month Performance8.97%11.90%5.32%5.58%1 Year Performance92.36%11.36%16.11%19.67% Five Below Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FIVEFive Below2.9388 of 5 stars$145.10-3.3%$143.56-1.1%+92.4%$8.00B$3.88B29.3723,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionULTAUlta Beauty3.5318 of 5 stars$524.37-1.0%$495.35-5.5%+39.6%$23.57B$11.30B20.4858,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.7977 of 5 stars$228.01+0.2%$225.00-1.3%-10.4%$18.25B$13.44B16.3156,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSIGSignet Jewelers3.1138 of 5 stars$85.20-2.4%$88.86+4.3%+4.1%$3.51B$6.70B92.6127,595Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsWINAWinmark1.9163 of 5 stars$457.50+1.9%N/A+28.6%$1.62B$81.29M40.7480News CoveragePositive NewsSBHSally Beauty2.9817 of 5 stars$13.49-0.6%$12.88-4.5%+6.2%$1.33B$3.72B7.2527,000Positive NewsODPODP3.6583 of 5 stars$20.64-3.2%$19.00-7.9%-34.3%$620.85M$6.99B31.2719,000Positive NewsHZOMarineMax4.099 of 5 stars$27.75-1.1%$33.25+19.8%-16.9%$595.67M$2.32B-20.714,050BGFVBig 5 Sporting Goods0.3041 of 5 stars$1.42flatN/A-24.5%$32.55M$795.47M-0.347,600Gap UpTSCOTractor Supply4.388 of 5 stars$61.52-0.1%$61.80+0.5%+15.4%$32.60B$14.88B30.1952,000Positive NewsSNSharkNinja3.3399 of 5 stars$115.95-0.8%$131.86+13.7%+22.2%$16.36B$5.88B31.683,688Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ulta Beauty Alternatives DICK'S Sporting Goods Alternatives Signet Jewelers Alternatives Winmark Alternatives Sally Beauty Alternatives ODP Alternatives MarineMax 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 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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