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

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.100-4.720 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.030. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.2 billion-$4.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.2 billion. Five Below also updated its FY26 guidance to $4.10-$4.72 EPS.

Five Below Stock Performance

Shares of FIVE stock opened at $75.59 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $88.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.63. 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. Five Below has a 1 year low of $64.87 and a 1 year high of $209.79.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. Five Below’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.65 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on FIVE shares. Barclays lifted their price objective on Five Below from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Loop Capital cut their price target on Five Below from $120.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Guggenheim boosted their price target on Five Below from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Five Below from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Three equities research 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.37.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total value of $498,635.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. This trade represents a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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.