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

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.500-0.610 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Five Below Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of FIVE stock traded up $1.68 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $75.59. The stock had a trading volume of 4,560,897 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,739,677. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $89.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.75. Five Below has a 52-week low of $64.87 and a 52-week high of $209.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a PE ratio of 15.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.11.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.65 earnings per share. Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast 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 the stock. Mizuho boosted their price target 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Five Below from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.37.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,494 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 $5,197,552.92. This represents a 8.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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.