R Squared Ltd Makes New Investment in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 4,310 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $985,000. Five Below accounts for about 0.5% of R Squared Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in Five Below by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,264 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $615,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in Five Below by 29.6% in the 1st quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Optimize Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 3,948 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $744,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its stake in shares of Five Below by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 3,743 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $705,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 5.9% during the first quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,140 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter.

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Five Below Price Performance

NASDAQ:FIVE traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $176.71. 326,854 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,191,691. The stock has a market cap of $9.77 billion, a PE ratio of 22.34, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.00. Five Below, Inc. has a twelve month low of $126.10 and a twelve month high of $251.63. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $206.77 and a 200 day moving average of $208.94.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The company’s revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.86 EPS. Five Below has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.650-9.050 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.290 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on FIVE shares. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $247.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. William Blair upgraded Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Evercore set a $215.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $296.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $254.15.

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About Five Below

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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.

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