Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Five Below Q1 Earnings

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $0.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.51. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its 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. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.65 earnings per share.

FIVE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Five Below from $100.00 to $93.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group reduced their target price on Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Five Below from $106.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com cut Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Guggenheim raised their price objective on Five Below from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.00.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $76.11 on Friday. Five Below has a 1 year low of $64.87 and a 1 year high of $187.83. The firm has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a PE ratio of 15.69, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Gradient Investments LLC raised its position in Five Below by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 15,875 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,666,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in Five Below by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 12,172 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,278,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in shares of Five Below by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,902 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,509,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Five Below by 13.1% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,366 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $143,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in Five Below by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,732 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $497,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Five Below

In other Five Below news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total transaction of $498,635.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at $5,197,552.92. This trade represents a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.