William Blair Reiterates Market Perform Rating for Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE)

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE)‘s stock had its “market perform” rating restated by analysts at William Blair in a note issued to investors on Monday,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group cut their price objective on Five Below from $120.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Craig Hallum lifted their price target on Five Below from $102.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Citigroup increased their price objective on Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Melius Research began coverage on shares of Five Below in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $106.60.

Five Below Stock Performance

FIVE opened at $103.20 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.68 billion, a PE ratio of 20.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.18. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $90.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.80. Five Below has a 52-week low of $64.87 and a 52-week high of $216.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of Five Below by 1,842.1% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 22,528 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,086,000 after acquiring an additional 21,368 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC raised its stake in Five Below by 127.8% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 4,585 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $832,000 after buying an additional 2,572 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 33.3% during the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 20,251 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,693,000 after buying an additional 5,054 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 81.8% in the 2nd quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,572 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,024,000 after buying an additional 8,356 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Country Trust Bank grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 26.0% in the second quarter. Country Trust Bank now owns 260,690 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $28,407,000 after acquiring an additional 53,752 shares during the period.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.