Q1 Earnings Forecast for Five Below Issued By William Blair

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Five Below in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst P. Blee anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on FIVE. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup upped their price target on Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Craig Hallum lifted their target price on shares of Five Below from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. 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. According to MarketBeat, Five Below has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.00.

Five Below Price Performance

FIVE stock opened at $76.11 on Friday. Five Below has a 12 month low of $64.87 and a 12 month high of $187.83. The company has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $88.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.51.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.65 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at $5,197,552.92. This 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 the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 70.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,201 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $756,000 after acquiring an additional 2,965 shares in the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five Below by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 27,227 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,858,000 after purchasing an additional 1,769 shares during the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below during the 4th quarter worth about $1,452,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 162,893 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $17,097,000 after buying an additional 21,867 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Five Below by 1,345.5% in the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 109,670 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $11,511,000 after buying an additional 102,083 shares during the last quarter.

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.