Q1 Earnings Estimate for Five Below Issued By William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Five Below in a research report issued on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on FIVE. UBS Group reduced their price target on Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Five Below from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Guggenheim cut their price target on shares of Five Below from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Five Below from $105.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.16.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $76.24 on Friday. Five Below has a one year low of $64.87 and a one year high of $185.48. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $87.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.52. The company has a market capitalization 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 (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.10. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.65 EPS. Five Below’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Gradient Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 15,875 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,666,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in Five Below by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 12,172 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,278,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its stake in Five Below by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,902 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,509,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,366 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,732 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $497,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total transaction of $498,635.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at $5,197,552.92. The trade was a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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.