Five Below (FIVE) Competitors $109.11 -2.82 (-2.52%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$109.12 +0.02 (+0.01%) As of 07:49 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 DGShould 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 Dollar General (DG). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Five Below vs. Ulta Beauty DICK'S Sporting Goods Signet Jewelers Winmark Sally Beauty ODP MarineMax Big 5 Sporting Goods Tractor Supply Dollar General Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) and Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is ULTA or FIVE more profitable? Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Five Below's net margin of 7.02%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 51.95% beat Five Below's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ulta Beauty10.58% 51.95% 20.88% Five Below 7.02%18.03%7.20% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ULTA or FIVE? Ulta Beauty received 360 more outperform votes than Five Below when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.98% of users gave Ulta Beauty an outperform vote while only 67.28% of users gave Five Below an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUlta BeautyOutperform Votes130867.98% Underperform Votes61632.02% Five BelowOutperform Votes94867.28% Underperform Votes46132.72% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ULTA or FIVE? 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Five Below shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, ULTA or FIVE? Ulta Beauty has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ULTA or FIVE? In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 6 more articles in the media than Five Below. MarketBeat recorded 30 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 0.96 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ulta Beauty 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Five Below 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ULTA or FIVE? Ulta Beauty currently has a consensus price target of $424.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.76%. Five Below has a consensus price target of $97.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.64%. Given Ulta Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ulta Beauty is more favorable than Five Below.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ulta Beauty 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Five Below 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Which has better earnings and valuation, ULTA or FIVE? 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 RatioUlta Beauty$11.30B1.62$1.29B$25.3715.95Five Below$3.88B1.55$301.11M$4.5923.77 SummaryUlta Beauty beats Five Below on 16 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BelowVariety stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.01B$110.96B$25.05B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A2.06%169.79%4.10%P/E Ratio22.5021.0624.2019.71Price / Sales1.551.003.97116.98Price / Cash11.4017.7219.4134.62Price / Book3.806.536.124.50Net Income$301.11M$2.55B$784.05M$248.18M7 Day Performance4.59%3.72%-1.05%1.14%1 Month Performance60.29%12.21%11.87%15.19%1 Year Performance-17.34%7.45%7.25%6.55% Five Below Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FIVEFive Below3.5058 of 5 stars$109.11-2.5%$97.50-10.6%-16.4%$6.01B$3.88B22.5020,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastULTAUlta Beauty3.6828 of 5 stars$415.75+6.0%$427.17+2.7%+7.2%$18.77B$11.30B16.6440,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.9848 of 5 stars$211.25+10.7%$239.89+13.6%-5.7%$16.87B$13.44B15.1050,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionSIGSignet Jewelers4.3155 of 5 stars$69.63+8.2%$78.00+12.0%-34.4%$2.99B$6.70B8.0130,900Positive NewsGap DownWINAWinmark1.3851 of 5 stars$403.37+3.7%$445.00+10.3%+15.0%$1.42B$83.10M37.0480Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSBHSally Beauty3.9197 of 5 stars$10.06+23.1%$12.70+26.3%-13.5%$1.03B$3.72B6.0329,000Positive NewsODPODP4.647 of 5 stars$19.01+10.7%$28.00+47.3%-57.5%$572.13M$6.82B-20.9026,000Gap UpHZOMarineMax4.4176 of 5 stars$24.23+12.3%$38.50+58.9%-14.6%$520.08M$2.42B10.183,410Positive NewsGap DownBGFVBig 5 Sporting Goods0.0765 of 5 stars$1.04+9.2%N/A-63.6%$23.66M$777.69M-0.408,700TSCOTractor Supply4.5039 of 5 stars$52.63+2.6%$58.02+10.2%-9.2%$27.99B$14.96B25.8149,000Positive NewsDividend CutDGDollar General4.3021 of 5 stars$88.43-3.5%$95.16+7.6%-25.9%$19.47B$40.61B14.58163,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions Volume 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 Dollar General 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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