Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Five Below FY2025 Earnings

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Five Below in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $4.95 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.59. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $115.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.38 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.67 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on FIVE. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on Five Below from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Gordon Haskett raised Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Five Below from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America lowered Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $98.00 to $75.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.15.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $112.73 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion, a PE ratio of 23.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s fifty day moving average is $91.79 and its 200 day moving average is $94.10. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $64.87 and a fifty-two week high of $216.18.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $843.71 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $801.48 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.10% and a net margin of 7.02%. The company’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.26 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Retirement Systems of Alabama increased its stake in shares of Five Below by 47.2% during the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 151,344 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $13,371,000 after buying an additional 48,524 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Five Below during the 3rd quarter valued at about $42,000. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 52.3% in the 3rd quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 27,179 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,401,000 after purchasing an additional 9,336 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 979,489 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $86,559,000 after purchasing an additional 11,504 shares during the period. Finally, Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Five Below during the third quarter valued at approximately $522,000.

About Five Below

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.