Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Lowered to Hold Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on FIVE. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. HSBC upgraded Five Below to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered Five Below to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five Below currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $300.70.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $252.20 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $219.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $218.18. Five Below has a twelve month low of $137.77 and a twelve month high of $263.88. The company has a market cap of $13.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.99.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.28. Five Below had a return on equity of 22.13% and a net margin of 11.65%.The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.9% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.130 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 9.830-10.310 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Five Below will post 10.27 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $10,445,139,000 after buying an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in Five Below by 17,961.6% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 11,524,359 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,071,965,000 after acquiring an additional 11,460,553 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at $964,867,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at $182,786,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 176.0% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,168,832 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $220,161,000 after acquiring an additional 745,272 shares during the period.

About Five Below

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.