Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $182.24 and last traded at $181.77, with a volume of 112467 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $177.16.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on FIVE shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $204.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $179.00 to $216.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Mizuho set a $165.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $175.16.

Five Below Price Performance

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $157.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $144.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.17.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.42 earnings per share. 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, analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total transaction of $94,862.72. Following the transaction, the insider owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,120,983.94. This represents a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total value of $4,368,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 106,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,547,965. The trade was a 19.06% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 22.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 515 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $396,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Five Below by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 462,503 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $71,549,000 after purchasing an additional 3,732 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in Five Below during the third quarter worth $505,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Five Below in the third quarter valued at $93,000.

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.