Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Earns “Outperform” Rating from Telsey Advisory Group

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by Telsey Advisory Group in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $170.00 target price on the specialty retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s target price indicates a potential upside of 12.05% from the company’s current price.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on FIVE. Mizuho lifted their price target on Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $105.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Five Below from $142.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Five Below from $132.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $149.00.

Five Below Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $151.72 on Wednesday. Five Below has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $156.50. The company has a market cap of $8.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.71, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.09. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $142.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $113.49.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.20. Five Below had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 17.13%. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $988.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.54 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS. Analysts predict that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,443,309.78. This trade represents a 7.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider George Hill sold 1,500 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $210,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 42,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,974,080. The trade was a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Five Below in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 653.8% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the period. Byrne Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake 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 worth $34,000 after buying an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 246.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 353 shares during the period.

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.