Q2 Earnings Forecast for Five Below Issued By Zacks Research

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.46. 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $0.66 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Guggenheim lowered their price objective on shares of Five Below from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Barclays lowered their price target on Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on Five Below from $50.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Five Below from $117.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Mizuho dropped their target price on Five Below from $105.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.25.

Five Below Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of FIVE opened at $101.69 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.74. The firm has a market cap of $5.60 billion, a PE ratio of 20.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.87. Five Below has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $145.00.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.65 EPS.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $45,575.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 12,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $987,830.32. The trade was a 4.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 7.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,424,495 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $406,430,000 after purchasing an additional 376,932 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Five Below by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,420,083 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $254,012,000 after purchasing an additional 86,271 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Five Below by 86.0% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,320,212 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $243,529,000 after buying an additional 1,072,642 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 26,340.9% in the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,485,981 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $111,337,000 after acquiring an additional 1,480,361 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steadfast Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below in the fourth quarter valued at $123,601,000.

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.