Five Below Q1 EPS Forecast Boosted by Telsey Advisory Group

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Five Below in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.59 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.51. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share.

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

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on FIVE. Loop Capital dropped their price target on Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Barclays dropped their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Five Below from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.16.

Five Below Stock Up 0.2 %

FIVE opened at $76.24 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.72, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. Five Below has a 52-week low of $64.87 and a 52-week high of $185.48. The business has a fifty day moving average of $87.76 and a 200 day moving average of $92.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. KBC Group NV grew its stake in Five Below by 23.7% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,630 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG purchased a new position in Five Below in the third quarter worth $1,765,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Five Below by 41.7% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 614,288 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $54,272,000 after purchasing an additional 180,902 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 364.2% during the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 25,830 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,282,000 after acquiring an additional 20,266 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in Five Below during the third quarter worth $3,282,000.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In related news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,197,552.92. This represents a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.