William Blair Reduces Earnings Estimates for Five Below

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $4.48 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.00. 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 FY2027 earnings at $4.48 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on FIVE. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $117.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday. Finally, Loop Capital reduced their price objective on Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Two investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.16.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $79.23 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $4.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $64.87 and a fifty-two week high of $185.48. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.78.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 70.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,201 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $756,000 after acquiring an additional 2,965 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC raised its position in Five Below by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 27,227 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,858,000 after buying an additional 1,769 shares during the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,452,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 162,893 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $17,097,000 after acquiring an additional 21,867 shares during the period. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 1,345.5% during the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 109,670 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $11,511,000 after purchasing an additional 102,083 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other Five Below news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total value of $45,575.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,658 shares in the company, valued at $987,830.32. This trade represents a 4.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,197,552.92. This represents a 8.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.