AGF Management Ltd. Makes New Investment in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

AGF Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 47,216 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $7,304,000. AGF Management Ltd. owned 0.09% of Five Below as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in FIVE. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Five Below by 143.0% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the first quarter valued at approximately $268,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,416,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 184,518 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $13,825,000 after acquiring an additional 21,625 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in Five Below by 63.8% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $289,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter.

Five Below Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $197.80 on Tuesday. Five Below, Inc. has a 1 year low of $52.38 and a 1 year high of $205.22. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $185.30 and its 200-day moving average is $160.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.91 billion, a PE ratio of 35.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.14.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.46. Five Below had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.96 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Five Below news, Director Kathleen S. Barclay sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.03, for a total value of $400,466.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 9,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,677,224.42. This represents a 19.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Maureen Marie Gellerman sold 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.38, for a total value of $94,862.72. Following the transaction, the insider owned 12,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,120,983.94. The trade was a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 50,769 shares of company stock valued at $9,365,308 in the last ninety days. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on FIVE. Barclays lifted their price objective on Five Below from $160.00 to $193.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $242.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Guggenheim set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $198.60.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) is an American specialty discount retailer offering a broad assortment of merchandise priced primarily at $5 or below. Since its founding in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, the company has pursued a value-focused retail model targeting tweens, teens and beyond, with stores designed to deliver trend-driven products at an accessible price point. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below has grown into a national chain operating in dozens of U.S.