Five Below (FIVE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Five Below, Inc. is a specialty value retailer that sells a broad assortment of trend-right merchandise primarily for children, teenagers and young adults. Its products generally span categories such as style and accessories, room décor, sports equipment, technology accessories, arts and crafts, party supplies, seasonal items, toys and games, and candy.

The company operates physical stores and an e-commerce platform in the United States. Five Below’s business model emphasizes frequently changing assortments, low prices and products aligned with current consumer trends, with merchandise organized around categories including “Room,” “Style,” “Sports,” “Tech,” “Create,” “Party” and “Candy.”

Five Below was founded in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, and its first store opened in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia. Joel D. Anderson serves as Five Below’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $220.01 to $224.39
• 50-Day Range: $203.19 to $262.72
• 52-Week Range: $137.77 to $263.88
• Volume: 624,604 shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.86
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $300.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Five Below Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Five Below scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 475 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Five Below has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 18 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Five Below has a consensus price target of $300.20, representing about 35.7% upside from its current price of $221.19.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Five Below has been the subject of 26 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Five Below are expected to grow by 6.47% in the coming year, from $10.51 to $11.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Five Below is 19.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Five Below is 19.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.25.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Five Below has a PEG Ratio of 0.85. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Five Below has a P/B Ratio of 4.92. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.50% of the float of Five Below has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Five Below has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.82, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Five Below has recently increased by 27.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Five Below does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Five Below does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Five Below has a news sentiment score of 0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Five Below this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 42 people have searched for FIVE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Five Below to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Five Below insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,580,933.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.96% of the stock of Five Below is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Five Below has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/02/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialty Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FIVE
• CIK: 1177609
• Web: www.fivebelow.com
• Phone: (215) 546-7909
• Fax: 215-546-8099
• Employees: 24,600
• Year Founded: 2002

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Five Below: $300.20
• High Price Target: $420.00
• Low Price Target: $224.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 32 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.05
• P/E Growth: 0.85
• Net Income: $358.64 million
• Net Margins: 11.65%
• Pretax Margin: 15.42%
• Return on Equity: 22.13%
• Return on Assets: 9.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.56
• Cash Flow: $10.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.55
• Book Value: $44.98 per share
• Price / Book: 4.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,050,000
• Free Float: 54,525,000
• Market Cap: $12.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94