American Capital Advisory LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)

American Capital Advisory LLC cut its holdings in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,633 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 140 shares during the quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC’s holdings in Five Below were worth $591,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in FIVE. Paladin Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Five Below in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of Five Below during the third quarter worth $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Five Below by 156.9% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 334 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Five Below in the third quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Five Below in the 4th quarter worth $68,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on FIVE. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Five Below in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. StockNews.com lowered Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Five Below from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, KeyCorp cut shares of Five Below from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $111.32.

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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,197,552.92. This represents a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Five Below Price Performance

Shares of FIVE opened at $90.07 on Friday. Five Below, Inc. has a 1-year low of $64.87 and a 1-year high of $212.01. The stock has a market cap of $4.95 billion, a PE ratio of 18.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.13. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $100.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.46.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $843.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $801.48 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The business’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.26 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.