Five Below Q2 EPS Forecast Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) – Telsey Advisory Group reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Five Below in a research note issued on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.61. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Below’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Five Below’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.10 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on FIVE. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Five Below from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of Five Below in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $86.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Five Below from $88.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Guggenheim reduced their target price on shares of Five Below from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.16.

Five Below Price Performance

Five Below stock opened at $77.01 on Monday. Five Below has a 12-month low of $64.87 and a 12-month high of $185.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.24 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.77.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 584 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $45,575.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,658 shares in the company, valued at $987,830.32. The trade was a 4.41 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, 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 completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at $5,197,552.92. This trade represents a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Five Below by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,047,563 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $529,792,000 after acquiring an additional 43,537 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Five Below by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,420,083 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $254,012,000 after purchasing an additional 86,271 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of Five Below by 86.0% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,320,212 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $243,529,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072,642 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Five Below by 1.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,662,313 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $146,865,000 after purchasing an additional 31,520 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steadfast Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Five Below during the fourth quarter worth $123,601,000.

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.