Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Issues Q1 Earnings Guidance

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.50-$0.61 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.48. The company issued revenue guidance of $905-$925 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $897.14 million. Five Below also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.100-4.720 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Five Below from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Five Below from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Five Below from $88.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Barclays raised 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 report on Thursday, December 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.37.

Five Below Stock Performance

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $75.59 on Thursday. Five Below has a 52-week low of $64.87 and a 52-week high of $209.79. The stock has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a PE ratio of 15.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $88.76 and a 200-day moving average of $92.63.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.10. Five Below had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 18.03%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.65 earnings per share. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five Below news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.