Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Releases FY26 Earnings Guidance

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) issued an update on its FY26 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.10-$4.72 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.04. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.21-$4.33 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.25 billion. Five Below also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.50-$0.61 EPS.

Five Below Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of FIVE stock traded up $1.68 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $75.59. 4,246,797 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,739,175. Five Below has a 1 year low of $64.87 and a 1 year high of $209.79. The company’s 50 day moving average is $89.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.75. The firm has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a PE ratio of 15.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.65 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on FIVE shares. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Five Below from $88.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Five Below from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price objective on Five Below from $115.00 to $85.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho upped their price objective on Five Below from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Craig Hallum upped their price objective on Five Below from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.37.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five Below

In other Five Below news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the firm’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 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.