Zacks Research Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Five Below

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Five Below in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $4.93 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.60. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.68 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.18 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.63 EPS.

FIVE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Gordon Haskett upgraded Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. KeyCorp downgraded Five Below from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five Below currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.15.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock opened at $107.50 on Monday. Five Below has a 52 week low of $64.87 and a 52 week high of $216.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $95.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.01.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.26. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The firm had revenue of $843.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $801.48 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.26 EPS. Five Below’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Paladin Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth $50,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Partnership Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Five Below by 63.5% during the third quarter. Partnership Wealth Management LLC now owns 515 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during 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.