Five Below, Inc. Expected to Earn FY2026 Earnings of $4.88 Per Share (NASDAQ:FIVE)

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Five Below in a report issued on Wednesday, September 11th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $4.88 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.55. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q4 2026 earnings at $3.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.45 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on FIVE. Guggenheim reduced their price target on shares of Five Below from $165.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. Barclays lowered Five Below from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $176.00 to $90.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Bank of America increased their price target on Five Below from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Five Below from $101.00 to $95.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered Five Below from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $160.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.63.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $96.56 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $79.73 and a 200-day moving average of $126.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.21. Five Below has a 52 week low of $64.87 and a 52 week high of $216.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,291,000. Brown Financial Advisors bought a new stake in Five Below during the second quarter worth $222,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 556.2% in the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 908,425 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $98,991,000 after purchasing an additional 769,980 shares in the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 53.7% in the 2nd quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 23,068 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,514,000 after purchasing an additional 8,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peloton Wealth Strategists raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Peloton Wealth Strategists now owns 6,820 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $743,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter.

About Five Below

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.