FY2026 EPS Estimates for Five Below Cut by William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their FY2026 earnings estimates for Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $4.48 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.00. 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 FY2027 earnings at $4.48 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $86.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Five Below from $117.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Loop Capital decreased their target price on Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Five Below currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.16.

Five Below Stock Up 3.9 %

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $79.23 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $87.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $92.78. Five Below has a 12-month low of $64.87 and a 12-month high of $185.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.36 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 41.7% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 614,288 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $54,272,000 after purchasing an additional 180,902 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 364.2% during the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 25,830 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,282,000 after acquiring an additional 20,266 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,282,000. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in Five Below by 16.0% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 16,772 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,482,000 after acquiring an additional 2,312 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in Five Below during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $45,575.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $987,830.32. The trade was a 4.41 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. The trade was a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Five Below

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.