Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Upgraded at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Thursday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has $242.00 target price on the specialty retailer’s stock.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on FIVE. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Five Below from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price target on Five Below from $170.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Five Below from $186.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $183.95.

Five Below Stock Down 1.2%

FIVE stock opened at $195.57 on Thursday. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $204.67. The company has a market cap of $10.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.11, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a fifty day moving average of $171.83 and a 200-day moving average of $153.77.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.96 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.15% and a net margin of 6.96%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $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 anticipate that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other news, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total value of $4,368,750.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 106,140 shares in the company, valued at $18,547,965. The trade was a 19.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider George Hill sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.09, for a total value of $1,365,675.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 32,913 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,993,128.17. This represents a 18.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 35,244 shares of company stock valued at $6,229,754 in the last quarter. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Five Below by 319.3% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,711 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,901,000 after acquiring an additional 15,771 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 23.0% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 691 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $130,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 72.5% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,583 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,793,000 after purchasing an additional 9,910 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its holdings in Five Below by 107.4% during the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,744 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $736,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Five Below by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,678 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $881,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) is an American specialty discount retailer offering a broad assortment of merchandise priced primarily at $5 or below. Since its founding in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, the company has pursued a value-focused retail model targeting tweens, teens and beyond, with stores designed to deliver trend-driven products at an accessible price point. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below has grown into a national chain operating in dozens of U.S.