KeyCorp Forecasts Five Below’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:FIVE)

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Five Below in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 6th. KeyCorp analyst B. Thomas forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $4.55 for the year. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.56 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Five Below’s FY2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 28th. The specialty retailer reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.54. Five Below had a net margin of 7.57% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The firm had revenue of $830.07 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $821.95 million.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on FIVE. Melius Research began coverage on Five Below in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $100.00 target price for the company. William Blair cut Five Below from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $79.00 target price (down previously from $155.00) on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Five Below from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $98.00 to $75.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $106.40.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE stock opened at $83.26 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $91.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $100.16. Five Below has a fifty-two week low of $64.87 and a fifty-two week high of $216.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.58 billion, a PE ratio of 16.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Five Below by 30.4% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 13,573 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,462,000 after buying an additional 3,166 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 1,842.1% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 22,528 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $4,086,000 after purchasing an additional 21,368 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 1,379.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 16,875 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,491,000 after purchasing an additional 15,734 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Five Below during the first quarter worth $2,656,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in Five Below by 1.0% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,799,561 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $689,165,000 after purchasing an additional 38,419 shares in the last quarter.

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.