FY2025 EPS Estimates for Five Below Boosted by William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities researchers at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Five Below in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $4.95 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.45. William Blair currently 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.26. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.10% and a net margin of 7.02%. The company had revenue of $843.71 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $801.48 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.26 earnings per share. Five Below’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup boosted their price target on Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Loop Capital upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $90.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Five Below from $120.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.15.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE opened at $112.73 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $91.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.10. Five Below has a 1 year low of $64.87 and a 1 year high of $216.18. The firm has a market cap of $6.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.18.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Paladin Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in Five Below in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five Below during the second quarter worth about $44,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the second quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

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.