Q1 Earnings Forecast for Five Below Issued By Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Five Below in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Five Below's current full-year earnings is $4.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below's Q1 2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 EPS 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 the consensus estimate of $801.48 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.26 earnings per share. Five Below's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Five Below from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $83.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Mizuho lifted their target price 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. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their price objective on Five Below from $90.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $116.15.

Five Below Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE traded down $1.67 during trading on Friday, hitting $106.08. 2,312,679 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,525,277. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $94.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.01. The company has a market cap of $5.84 billion, a PE ratio of 21.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.18. Five Below has a 12-month low of $64.87 and a 12-month high of $216.18.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Paladin Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Five Below in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at about $42,000. Partnership Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 63.5% during the 3rd quarter. Partnership Wealth Management LLC now owns 515 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $50,000.

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.