24,723 Shares in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE Purchased by Jupiter Topco LLC

Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 24,723 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $4,444,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,264 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $615,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in Five Below by 26.6% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 257 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its stake in Five Below by 29.6% in the 1st quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc increased its holdings in Five Below by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 3,948 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $744,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in Five Below by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 3,743 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $705,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Stock Up 2.0%

Five Below stock opened at $246.84 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $213.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.17, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.98. Five Below, Inc. has a 52-week low of $137.77 and a 52-week high of $263.88.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 9.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on FIVE shares. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded shares of Five Below from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Five Below from $265.00 to $273.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Evercore set a $215.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Five Below from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.10.

Five Below 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.