Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.500-0.610 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.500. The company issued revenue guidance of $905.0 million-$925.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $896.9 million. Five Below also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.100-4.720 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. William Blair reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Five Below in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Five Below from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.37.

Five Below Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ FIVE traded up $1.68 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $75.59. The stock had a trading volume of 4,656,362 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,740,483. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $89.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.75. The company has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.59, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. Five Below has a 1-year low of $64.87 and a 1-year high of $209.79.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.10. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.65 EPS. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total transaction of $498,635.44. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. This represents a 8.75 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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.