William Blair Has Bearish Outlook for Five Below Q3 Earnings

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Analysts at William Blair cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Five Below in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 2nd. William Blair analyst P. Blee now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.15. William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.56 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

FIVE has been the topic of a number of other reports. Mizuho restated a “neutral” rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Truist Financial raised their target price on Five Below from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Citigroup raised their target price on Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Melius Research assumed coverage on Five Below in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $100.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Bank of America cut Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $98.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $106.60.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $103.20 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.32, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.18. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $64.87 and a fifty-two week high of $216.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its position in shares of Five Below by 52.3% during the 3rd quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 27,179 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,401,000 after buying an additional 9,336 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Five Below by 1.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 979,489 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $86,559,000 after purchasing an additional 11,504 shares during the period. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Five Below in the third quarter valued at approximately $522,000. Finally, Bullseye Asset Management LLC raised its position in Five Below by 9.4% in the third quarter. Bullseye Asset Management LLC now owns 35,007 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,093,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the period.

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.