Petra Financial Advisors Inc. Buys Shares of 2,715 Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Petra Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 2,715 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $620,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in FIVE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 40,774,210.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,453,062 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,445,139,000 after purchasing an additional 55,452,926 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $182,786,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Five Below by 176.0% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,168,832 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $220,161,000 after buying an additional 745,272 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in Five Below by 54.6% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,785,169 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $336,254,000 after buying an additional 630,710 shares during the period. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new stake in Five Below during the 4th quarter worth approximately $100,884,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FIVE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Five Below from $240.00 to $224.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Five Below in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on Five Below from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Wolfe Research upgraded Five Below from a “cautious” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five Below has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $254.05.

Five Below Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $203.71 on Wednesday. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $130.00 and a 52-week high of $251.63. The company has a market capitalization of $11.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $199.37 and a 200 day moving average of $209.41.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.45. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Five Below Company Profile

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.