Analysts Set Expectations for Five Below FY2025 Earnings

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) - William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Five Below in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $4.95 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.45. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.00 EPS.

FIVE has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Five Below from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Five Below from $106.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Bank of America downgraded shares of Five Below from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and cut their target price for the company from $98.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Melius Research began coverage on shares of Five Below in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a "hold" rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $116.15.

Five Below Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of Five Below stock traded down $0.80 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $111.93. The company had a trading volume of 1,520,748 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,520,569. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.10. Five Below has a 1-year low of $64.87 and a 1-year high of $216.18. The company has a market capitalization of $6.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.19.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.26. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The company had revenue of $843.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $801.48 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.26 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Paladin Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 2nd quarter valued at about $44,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five Below in the second quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter worth about $42,000.

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.