Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Price Target Raised to $195.00

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) had its price target raised by Telsey Advisory Group from $170.00 to $195.00 in a report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the specialty retailer’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on FIVE. Craig Hallum lifted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Five Below from $148.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho lifted their price target on Five Below from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Five Below from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Five Below from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.63.

Five Below Trading Up 2.8%

NASDAQ:FIVE opened at $173.20 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $9.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $155.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $142.08. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $177.73.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The company’s revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Eastern Bank raised its stake in Five Below by 705.0% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below during the second quarter worth about $26,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 653.8% during the second 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. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in Five Below by 1,097.4% in the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares in 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.