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

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on FIVE. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price objective on shares of Five Below from $170.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday. Guggenheim raised their price objective on Five Below from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Five Below in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $187.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.63.

Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock opened at $173.20 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.55 billion, a PE ratio of 31.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $155.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $142.31. Five Below has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $177.73.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.15% and a net margin of 6.96%.The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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. On average, research analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 494.5% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,175,075 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $88,042,000 after acquiring an additional 977,411 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Five Below in the second quarter valued at about $110,834,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 397.5% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $126,777,000 after purchasing an additional 654,763 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Five Below by 433.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 770,626 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $54,668,000 after purchasing an additional 626,077 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 507,487 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.