Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Invests $1.48 Million in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 9,594 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,484,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 397.5% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $126,777,000 after purchasing an additional 654,763 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 16.9% in the third quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 9,772 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,512,000 after buying an additional 1,412 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its holdings in Five Below by 257.9% during the 3rd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 22,944 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,549,000 after buying an additional 16,533 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its position in Five Below by 42.0% during the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 4,841 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $778,000 after buying an additional 1,431 shares during the period. Finally, Inscription Capital LLC grew its holdings in Five Below by 137.5% in the 3rd quarter. Inscription Capital LLC now owns 8,480 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,312,000 after acquiring an additional 4,910 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In related news, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total transaction of $94,862.72. Following the sale, the insider owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,120,983.94. The trade was a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 1,925 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.29, for a total transaction of $389,408.25. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 99,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,049,973.35. This represents a 1.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308 over the last three months. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on FIVE shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $188.00 to $216.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Guggenheim set a $225.00 price target on Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Five Below from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $198.60.

Five Below Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $191.64 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $184.49 and its 200 day moving average is $160.15. The stock has a market cap of $10.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.41, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.13. Five Below, Inc. has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $205.22.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Five Below Profile

Five Below, Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) is an American specialty discount retailer offering a broad assortment of merchandise priced primarily at $5 or below. Since its founding in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, the company has pursued a value-focused retail model targeting tweens, teens and beyond, with stores designed to deliver trend-driven products at an accessible price point. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below has grown into a national chain operating in dozens of U.S.