Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.46 EPS

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46, Zacks reports. Five Below had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 17.13%. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS. Five Below updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance to 3.360-3.540 EPS.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE stock traded up $4.25 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $163.15. The company had a trading volume of 3,489,072 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,743,128. The company has a market cap of $9.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.17. Five Below has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $168.98. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $154.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $141.08.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on FIVE shares. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $184.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Craig Hallum increased their price target on Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Five Below from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Loop Capital raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $130.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $158.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Five Below by 149.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 848,105 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $131,202,000 after acquiring an additional 507,487 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 336.2% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 426,042 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $65,909,000 after purchasing an additional 328,365 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter valued at about $40,054,000. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in Five Below by 1,794.9% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 270,206 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $41,801,000 after purchasing an additional 255,946 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Samlyn Capital LLC grew its position in Five Below by 26.0% in the 3rd quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 944,116 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $146,055,000 after purchasing an additional 194,795 shares in the last quarter.

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.