FIVE vs. ULTA, DKS, SIG, WINA, SBH, ODP, HZO, BGFV, TSCO, and DLTR
Should you be buying Five Below stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Five Below include Ulta Beauty (ULTA), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Signet Jewelers (SIG), Winmark (WINA), Sally Beauty (SBH), ODP (ODP), MarineMax (HZO), Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV), Tractor Supply (TSCO), and Dollar Tree (DLTR). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Five Below vs.
Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) and Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Five Below had 4 more articles in the media than Ulta Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Five Below and 26 mentions for Ulta Beauty. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Five Below's score of 0.32 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Five Below's net margin of 7.02%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 51.95% beat Five Below's return on equity.
Ulta Beauty received 354 more outperform votes than Five Below when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.28% of users gave Ulta Beauty an outperform vote while only 68.01% of users gave Five Below an outperform vote.
Ulta Beauty has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Five Below shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Ulta Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than Five Below. Ulta Beauty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Below, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ulta Beauty presently has a consensus target price of $459.22, indicating a potential upside of 9.75%. Five Below has a consensus target price of $115.75, indicating a potential upside of 24.77%. Given Five Below's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Five Below is more favorable than Ulta Beauty.
Summary
Ulta Beauty beats Five Below on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FIVE) was last updated on 1/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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