Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) Receives $116.00 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Hold" from the twenty-one analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have given a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $116.00.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on FIVE shares. Guggenheim boosted their price target on Five Below from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Melius Research began coverage on Five Below in a report on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a "hold" rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. KeyCorp lowered Five Below from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, William Blair restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Monday, December 2nd.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock traded down $3.30 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $99.90. The company had a trading volume of 3,008,977 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,275,534. The firm has a market cap of $5.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.14. Five Below has a 1 year low of $64.87 and a 1 year high of $212.01. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $98.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.95.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.26. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The firm had revenue of $843.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $801.48 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.26 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 4.94 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Five Below by 41.7% during the 3rd 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 raised its stake in Five Below by 155.2% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 78,827 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $6,964,000 after acquiring an additional 47,940 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth $3,282,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 72.8% in 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 raised its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 20,266 shares during the last quarter.

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.