Q1 EPS Estimates for Five Below Raised by Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Five Below in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.16 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.48 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.85 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.29 EPS.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. Five Below’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.65 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on FIVE. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $90.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on Five Below from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Five Below from $65.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.25.

Five Below Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $85.25 on Friday. Five Below has a 1 year low of $52.38 and a 1 year high of $145.00. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.55. The company has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.58, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.87.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the first quarter worth $29,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 156.9% in 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 during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 246.9% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 353 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter worth about $42,000.

Insider Activity

In other Five Below news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total value of $45,575.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,658 shares in the company, valued at $987,830.32. This represents a 4.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.