12,600 Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Bought by Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 12,600 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,949,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Eastern Bank raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 705.0% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Five Below in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 653.8% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in Five Below during the third quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its holdings in Five Below by 15,500.0% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 312 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other Five Below news, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total value of $400,466.00. Following the sale, the director owned 9,214 shares in the company, valued at $1,677,224.42. This trade represents a 19.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total value of $1,709,775.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 45,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,197,382.60. This trade represents a 15.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup raised their price target on Five Below from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $242.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Guggenheim set a $225.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $198.60.

Five Below Trading Down 0.7%

Five Below stock opened at $187.24 on Wednesday. Five Below, Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $205.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $182.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $159.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.33 billion, a PE ratio of 33.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.13.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict 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.