Five Below (FIVE) Competitors $145.10 -4.93 (-3.29%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$146.38 +1.28 (+0.88%) As of 08/29/2025 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FIVE vs. ULTA, DKS, SIG, WINA, SBH, ODP, HZO, BGFV, TSCO, and SNShould 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 SharkNinja (SN). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Five Below vs. Its Competitors Ulta Beauty DICK'S Sporting Goods Signet Jewelers Winmark Sally Beauty ODP MarineMax Big 5 Sporting Goods Tractor Supply SharkNinja Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) and Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk. Does the media prefer ULTA or FIVE? In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 65 more articles in the media than Five Below. MarketBeat recorded 133 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 68 mentions for Five Below. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Five Below's score of 0.86 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ulta Beauty 83 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Five Below 22 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ULTA or FIVE? Ulta Beauty has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, ULTA or FIVE? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUlta Beauty$11.65B1.90$1.20B$26.0818.89Five Below$3.88B2.06$253.61M$4.7730.42 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ULTA or FIVE? 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ULTA or FIVE more profitable? Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 10.31% compared to Five Below's net margin of 6.45%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 49.73% beat Five Below's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ulta Beauty10.31% 49.73% 20.08% Five Below 6.45%17.13%7.01% Do analysts prefer ULTA or FIVE? Ulta Beauty currently has a consensus target price of $534.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.53%. Five Below has a consensus target price of $143.56, suggesting a potential downside of 1.06%. Given Ulta Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ulta Beauty is more favorable than Five Below.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ulta Beauty 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Five Below 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 SummaryUlta Beauty beats Five Below on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Five Below News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FIVE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FIVE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFive BelowRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.26B$12.36B$27.07B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A2.17%171.18%4.04%P/E Ratio29.3717.1027.5326.61Price / Sales2.061.923.81176.46Price / Cash18.5411.1558.2659.65Price / Book4.194.094.686.59Net Income$253.61M$608.12M$872.89M$266.12M7 Day Performance2.32%-0.97%0.23%0.17%1 Month Performance4.46%9.04%2.46%3.03%1 Year Performance92.36%11.36%16.00%19.98% Five Below Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FIVEFive Below2.9683 of 5 stars$145.10-3.3%$143.56-1.1%+85.5%$8.26B$3.88B29.3720,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionULTAUlta Beauty3.578 of 5 stars$524.37-1.0%$495.35-5.5%+34.0%$23.57B$11.30B20.4858,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8021 of 5 stars$228.01+0.2%$225.00-1.3%-9.7%$18.25B$13.44B16.3156,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSIGSignet Jewelers3.0236 of 5 stars$85.20-2.4%$88.86+4.3%+3.8%$3.51B$6.70B92.6127,595Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeWINAWinmark1.9544 of 5 stars$457.50+1.9%N/A+29.4%$1.62B$81.29M40.7480News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeSBHSally Beauty2.9954 of 5 stars$13.49-0.6%$12.88-4.5%+6.7%$1.33B$3.72B7.2527,000Positive NewsODPODP3.9813 of 5 stars$20.64-3.2%$19.00-7.9%-32.7%$620.85M$6.99B31.2719,000Positive NewsHZOMarineMax4.1147 of 5 stars$27.75-1.1%$33.25+19.8%-15.7%$595.67M$2.32B-20.714,050News CoverageInsider TradeBGFVBig 5 Sporting Goods0.3369 of 5 stars$1.42flatN/A-23.2%$32.55M$795.47M-0.347,600News CoverageTSCOTractor Supply4.3159 of 5 stars$61.52-0.1%$61.80+0.5%+12.8%$32.60B$14.88B30.1952,000Positive NewsSNSharkNinja3.5564 of 5 stars$115.95-0.8%$131.86+13.7%+27.3%$16.36B$5.88B31.683,688News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ulta Beauty Alternatives DICK'S Sporting Goods Alternatives Signet Jewelers Alternatives Winmark Alternatives Sally Beauty Alternatives ODP Alternatives MarineMax Alternatives Big 5 Sporting Goods Alternatives Tractor Supply Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FIVE) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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