What is William Blair’s Forecast for Five Below Q1 Earnings?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Five Below in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter. William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Loop Capital reduced their price objective on Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Five Below from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.16.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $76.24 on Friday. Five Below has a 52-week low of $64.87 and a 52-week high of $185.48. The firm has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.72, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. The business’s fifty day moving average is $87.76 and its 200-day moving average is $92.63.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.10. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.65 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Below

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Five Below by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,047,563 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $529,792,000 after acquiring an additional 43,537 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in Five Below by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,420,083 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $254,012,000 after purchasing an additional 86,271 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in Five Below by 86.0% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,320,212 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $243,529,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072,642 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Five Below by 1.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,662,313 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $146,865,000 after buying an additional 31,520 shares during the period. Finally, Steadfast Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the 4th quarter worth approximately $123,601,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total transaction of $498,635.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at $5,197,552.92. This represents a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company 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.