Q1 Earnings Estimate for Five Below Issued By Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Five Below in a report released on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.57 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Five Below's current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.70 EPS.

FIVE has been the subject of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Five Below from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $57.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com upgraded Five Below from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price objective on Five Below from $115.00 to $85.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays reduced their target price on Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target on Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five Below has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $97.95.

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Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock traded down $1.30 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $60.47. The stock had a trading volume of 3,728,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,925,390. The company has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.47, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.01. The business's 50 day moving average price is $78.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.93. Five Below has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $162.92.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The business's revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.65 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five Below news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 12,658 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $987,830.32. The trade was a 4.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the 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 sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. The trade was a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Five Below by 26.1% in the 1st quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,672 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $425,000 after acquiring an additional 1,174 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the first quarter valued at about $514,000. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 0.5% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 158,663 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $11,888,000 after purchasing an additional 864 shares in the last quarter. Somerset Trust Co raised its position in shares of Five Below by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Somerset Trust Co now owns 3,541 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 939 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Five Below by 7,331.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 101,074 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $7,573,000 after buying an additional 99,714 shares in 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.