Q3 EPS Estimates for Five Below Decreased by Analyst

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Five Below in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.45. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $115.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.92 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on FIVE. Bank of America cut shares of Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $98.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Loop Capital upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $90.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Melius Research started coverage on shares of Five Below in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $100.00 target price for the company. Barclays upped their price target on Five Below from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Gordon Haskett raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $115.75.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $92.83 on Thursday. Five Below has a 1-year low of $64.87 and a 1-year high of $212.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.11 billion, a PE ratio of 19.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50-day moving average of $98.83 and a 200 day moving average of $90.87.

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

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Five Below by 41.7% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 614,288 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $54,272,000 after purchasing an additional 180,902 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 155.2% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 78,827 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $6,964,000 after acquiring an additional 47,940 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,282,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in Five Below by 72.8% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 21,815 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,927,000 after acquiring an additional 9,188 shares during the period. Finally, Algert Global LLC lifted its holdings in Five Below by 364.2% during the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 25,830 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,282,000 after purchasing an additional 20,266 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.