Q1 Earnings Estimate for Five Below Issued By William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Five Below in a report issued on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter. William Blair 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.

FIVE has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays lowered their target price on Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. StockNews.com upgraded Five Below from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Loop Capital reduced their price objective on shares of Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Two equities research 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, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $102.16.

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Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE traded down $2.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $77.01. 1,951,168 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,762,844. Five Below has a twelve month low of $64.87 and a twelve month high of $185.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. The business's fifty day moving average price is $87.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.77.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.10. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.65 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Five Below by 156.9% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 334 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 143.8% in the 4th quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 429 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $45,575.36. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was 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 owns 57,267 shares in the company, 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 owned by 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.