Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.500-0.610 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.500. The company issued revenue guidance of $905.0 million-$925.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $896.9 million. Five Below also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.100-4.720 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on FIVE. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Five Below from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price objective on shares of Five Below from $115.00 to $85.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Five Below from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.37.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE stock traded up $1.68 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $75.59. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,656,362 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,740,483. Five Below has a 1-year low of $64.87 and a 1-year high of $209.79. The company has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.59, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $89.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.75.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.65 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the company’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 sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. This represents a 8.75 % decrease in their position. 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 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.