William Blair Decreases Earnings Estimates for Five Below

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Five Below in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $4.48 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.00. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Five Below’s FY2027 earnings at $4.48 EPS.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.65 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Craig Hallum raised their price objective on shares of Five Below from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Five Below from $117.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.16.

Five Below Stock Performance

Five Below stock opened at $76.24 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $87.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.76. The stock has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $64.87 and a fifty-two week high of $185.48.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total transaction of $498,635.44. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. The trade was a 8.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 156.9% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 334 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 143.8% during the 4th quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 429 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 3rd quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 2,936.8% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 577 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 558 shares in the last quarter.

Five Below Company Profile

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.