Q1 Earnings Estimate for Five Below Issued By William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Five Below in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on FIVE. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday. Bank of America decreased their price target on Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Guggenheim dropped their price objective on Five Below from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $86.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.16.

Five Below Trading Up 0.2 %

Five Below stock opened at $76.24 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $87.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. Five Below has a 1-year low of $64.87 and a 1-year high of $185.48.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.65 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other Five Below news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at $5,197,552.92. The trade was a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gradient Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Five Below by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 15,875 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,666,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 12,172 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,278,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its holdings in Five Below by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,902 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,509,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Five Below by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,366 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Five Below by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,732 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $497,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.