34,500 Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Acquired by Lisanti Capital Growth LLC

Lisanti Capital Growth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 34,500 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $4,526,000. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC owned 0.06% of Five Below as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of FIVE. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 653.8% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 1,097.4% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 1,940.9% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 449 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 427 shares during the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the second quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Five Below by 68.4% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 532 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 216 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on FIVE shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $186.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 2nd. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $141.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $154.67.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $152.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.40 billion, a PE ratio of 30.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.21. Five Below, Inc. has a 52 week low of $52.38 and a 52 week high of $168.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $152.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $132.50.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.20. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 6.45%.The company had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $988.91 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.54 earnings per share. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,858 shares in the company, valued at $1,443,309.78. This trade represents a 7.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.