Q1 EPS Estimates for Five Below Increased by Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.70 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $86.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Five Below from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Loop Capital decreased their price target on Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.42.

Five Below Stock Down 3.5 %

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $56.77 on Monday. Five Below has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $164.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $83.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.58. The company has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11.

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

Insider Activity at Five Below

In related news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total value of $45,575.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 12,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $987,830.32. This represents a 4.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. This represents 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,489,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 155.2% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 78,827 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $6,964,000 after buying an additional 47,940 shares during the last quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $522,000. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky grew its position in shares of Five Below by 52.3% in the 3rd quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 27,179 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,401,000 after buying an additional 9,336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $465,000.

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.