Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Invests $3.66 Million in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 16,000 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $3,656,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Five Below during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Bayban acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. CI Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 44.3% in the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on FIVE shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on Five Below from $243.00 to $247.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Five Below from $245.00 to $235.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Evercore set a $220.00 target price on Five Below in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $254.40.

Five Below Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $188.54 on Friday. Five Below, Inc. has a 12 month low of $126.10 and a 12 month high of $251.63. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $213.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.65. The company has a market capitalization of $10.42 billion, a PE ratio of 23.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.97.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 8.67%.The company’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. Five Below has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.650-9.050 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.290 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.