Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Updates Q1 Earnings Guidance

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.50-$0.61 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.48. The company issued revenue guidance of $905-$925 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $897.14 million. Five Below also updated its FY26 guidance to $4.10-$4.72 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on FIVE. Craig Hallum lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Five Below from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Loop Capital decreased their price objective on Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Guggenheim lifted their target price on Five Below from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Five Below from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.37.

Five Below Trading Up 2.3 %

NASDAQ FIVE traded up $1.68 on Wednesday, hitting $75.59. 3,785,967 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,738,231. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $89.24 and a 200-day moving average of $92.75. Five Below has a 12 month low of $64.87 and a 12 month high of $209.79. The company has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a PE ratio of 15.59, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.10. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.65 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. This trade represents a 8.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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.