FY2026 EPS Estimates for Five Below Cut by William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Analysts at William Blair lowered their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Five Below in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $4.48 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.00. William Blair currently 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 FY2027 earnings at $4.48 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on FIVE. Craig Hallum boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $115.00 to $85.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Guggenheim decreased their price objective on Five Below from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Two 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.16.

Five Below Trading Down 2.8 %

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $77.01 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $4.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. Five Below has a twelve month low of $64.87 and a twelve month high of $185.48. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.77.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.65 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the firm’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 sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at $5,197,552.92. This trade represents a 8.75 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The stock was 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 directly owns 12,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $987,830.32. The trade was a 4.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gradient Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Five Below by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 15,875 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,666,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of Five Below by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 12,172 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,278,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its stake in Five Below by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,902 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,509,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,366 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,732 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $497,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter.

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.