Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Price Target Raised to $205.00

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) had its price target boosted by Mizuho from $185.00 to $205.00 in a research note released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. Mizuho currently has a neutral rating on the specialty retailer’s stock.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on Five Below from $193.00 to $211.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Five Below from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Guggenheim set a $225.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $236.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.19.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $235.17 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $207.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $177.81. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $52.38 and a fifty-two week high of $237.25. The company has a market cap of $12.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.10.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 18th. The specialty retailer reported $4.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 19.40% and a net margin of 7.53%.Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.48 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five Below 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 45,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,197,382.60. The trade was a 15.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 5,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.21, for a total value of $1,036,371.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 101,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,532,338.40. The trade was a 4.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,525 shares of company stock worth $3,135,554. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in Five Below by 35.9% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 681 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $128,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Five Below by 88.9% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,352 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,762,000 after buying an additional 4,402 shares during the period. Bayban purchased a new position in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Five Below by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 8,993 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after acquiring an additional 1,748 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kera Capital Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of Five Below by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 4,002 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $767,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the last quarter.

Key Stories Impacting Five Below

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and stronger FY26 guidance — Five Below reported a solid Q4 with double-digit comps, revenue and EPS above estimates and issued upbeat FY26 commentary that boosted confidence in near‑term growth. Five Below Q4 Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street reaction: multiple price‑target raises and upgrades — Several firms (JPMorgan, BofA, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas Exane, Truist, William Blair, Telsey, etc.) moved targets and ratings higher after the print, adding fuel to the rally. Five Below earnings blowout has Wall Street scrambling
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying and momentum — Reports note sizable institutional inflows and elevated volume around the print, signaling professional conviction behind the move. That interest is supporting the stock’s strength. MarketBeat coverage of institutional flows
• Positive Sentiment: Product/traffic tailwinds — Management cited viral toys, strong holiday merchandising and broad appeal across income cohorts as key drivers of comp gains and traffic improvement. Retail Dive: Five Below holiday performance
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call nuance — The conference call emphasized both upside (better inventory access vs. last year) and caution (watching margins, tariffs and execution), so the beat comes with guarded optimism. TipRanks: Earnings call signals growth and caution
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and some analyst caution — The stock now trades at a high multiple (P/E >40) and at least one major analyst (Morgan Stanley) kept a Hold citing valuation and potential slowing growth. Elevated expectations raise risk of a pullback. TipRanks: Hold rationale on valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling, tariffs and hedging activity — Recent SEC/third‑party data show insider sales (no recent buys) and commentary that tariffs remain an assumed cost; options activity indicates some holders are hedging. Those are caution flags for near‑term volatility. QuiverQuant: pre/post‑earnings flow and insider data

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.