Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.33 EPS

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The specialty retailer reported $4.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.98 by $0.33, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock traded down $1.53 on Wednesday, reaching $212.47. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,293,796 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,044,391. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $206.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $177.17. The company has a market cap of $11.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.15, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.10. Five Below has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $229.33.

Key Headlines Impacting Five Below

Here are the key news stories impacting Five Below this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect a strong Q4: Street consensus foresees roughly $4.00 EPS and ~$1.71B revenue for the March 18 report, and several high‑accuracy analysts revised estimates higher into the print — a near‑term catalyst if Five Below posts another beat. Five Below Likely To Report Higher Q4 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho reaffirmed a constructive view and raised its 12‑month target recently (while keeping a neutral rating), signaling some analyst support for the stock into earnings. Mizuho Issues Positive Forecast for FIVE
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail and consumer buzz remains strong — multiple lifestyle pieces highlighting popular low‑price product wins (Bogg bag dupe, organizers, home décor items) can help foot traffic but are unlikely to move the stock alone. Bogg Bag Dupe at Five Below
• Neutral Sentiment: Market positioning/expectations: option and prediction‑market activity (Polymarket/TipRanks coverage) shows attention around tomorrow’s earnings but no clear consensus edge. Polymarket Odds for Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Hotter‑than‑expected PPI: Feb PPI and core PPI accelerated (core PPI +3.9% YoY, highest in 13 months), raising investor concern about sticky inflation and potential Fed pressure — headwinds for discretionary retailers like FIVE and a likely driver of the intraday decline. PPI Comes in Hot

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total transaction of $1,709,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 45,724 shares in the company, valued at $9,197,382.60. The trade was a 15.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 1,925 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.29, for a total value of $389,408.25. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 99,115 shares in the company, valued at $20,049,973.35. This trade represents a 1.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,525 shares of company stock valued at $3,135,554. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 24.1% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 8,993 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 1,748 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Five Below by 108.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 886,154 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $166,916,000 after purchasing an additional 460,112 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Five Below by 2,952.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 151,073 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $28,456,000 after purchasing an additional 146,123 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Five Below by 112.0% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 17,556 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,307,000 after buying an additional 9,275 shares during the period. Finally, Virtue Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Five Below by 25.7% in the fourth quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 6,810 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,317,000 after buying an additional 1,391 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on FIVE. Barclays boosted their price target on Five Below from $193.00 to $211.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Five Below from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating and issued a $246.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $210.05.

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.