FY2026 EPS Estimates for Five Below Lifted by Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $5.02 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.61. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.68 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $0.83 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on FIVE. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Telsey Advisory Group upgraded shares of Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $144.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.56.

Five Below Stock Down 4.0%

FIVE opened at $139.90 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $7.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.09. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $52.38 and a fifty-two week high of $155.34. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $139.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $109.31.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $988.91 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 17.13%. Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.54 earnings per share. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other news, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $210,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,672 shares in the company, valued at $5,974,080. This trade represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Amit Jhunjhunwala sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.17, for a total transaction of $212,789.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 25,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,240,651.30. This trade represents a 6.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 9,518 shares of company stock valued at $1,261,787. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 653.8% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 1,097.4% in the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 246.9% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 353 shares in the last quarter.

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.