Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Stock Position Cut by Stephens Investment Management Group LLC

Stephens Investment Management Group LLC lessened its stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 7.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 576,071 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 48,793 shares during the period. Five Below makes up approximately 1.8% of Stephens Investment Management Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $131,621,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 40,774,210.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,445,139,000 after buying an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 54.6% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $336,254,000 after acquiring an additional 630,710 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,508,393 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $284,121,000 after acquiring an additional 45,761 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its position in Five Below by 0.9% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,353,928 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $209,453,000 after acquiring an additional 12,583 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Five Below by 40.6% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,192,697 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $224,656,000 after acquiring an additional 344,592 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Truist Financial raised their target price on Five Below from $261.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Guggenheim reduced their price target on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Evercore set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $254.40.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE stock opened at $182.43 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $208.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $208.75. The stock has a market cap of $10.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.00. Five Below, Inc. has a twelve month low of $126.10 and a twelve month high of $251.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. Five Below has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.650-9.050 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.290 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.