FY2025 EPS Estimates for Five Below Raised by William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities research analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Five Below in a report released on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $4.95 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.45. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.00 EPS.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.26. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The company had revenue of $843.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $801.48 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.26 EPS. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Citigroup raised their price target on Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Truist Financial raised their price target on Five Below from $88.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. KeyCorp cut Five Below from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com raised Five Below from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Five Below from $83.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.15.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $109.42 on Monday. Five Below has a one year low of $64.87 and a one year high of $216.18. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $92.66 and its 200 day moving average is $93.81. The stock has a market cap of $6.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. Atreides Management LP purchased a new position in Five Below in the third quarter worth about $68,649,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 556.2% during the second quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 908,425 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $98,991,000 after buying an additional 769,980 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter valued at approximately $64,981,000. Holocene Advisors LP purchased a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,829,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 1,042.4% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 391,004 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $34,545,000 after buying an additional 356,776 shares during the period.

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.