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

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.100-4.720 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ FIVE opened at $76.11 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. Five Below has a 52 week low of $64.87 and a 52 week high of $187.83. The business has a 50 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 data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.10. Five Below had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 7.02%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.65 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Five Below will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group decreased their price target on Five Below from $150.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report 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 report on Monday, December 2nd. StockNews.com downgraded Five Below from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Five Below from $106.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.76, for a total transaction of $498,635.44. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 57,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,197,552.92. This represents a 8.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 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.