Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Five Below Q1 Earnings

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Five Below in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.26. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. The firm had revenue of $843.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $801.48 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.26 earnings per share. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on FIVE. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Five Below from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp lowered Five Below from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $116.15.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $106.08 on Friday. Five Below has a 52 week low of $64.87 and a 52 week high of $216.18. The firm has a market cap of $5.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $94.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.76.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Atreides Management LP bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the third quarter valued at $68,649,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in Five Below by 556.2% during the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 908,425 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $98,991,000 after purchasing an additional 769,980 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the third quarter worth approximately $64,981,000. Holocene Advisors LP bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,829,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 1,042.4% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 391,004 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $34,545,000 after buying an additional 356,776 shares during 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.