Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE)’s stock price has plunge by 0.91relation to previous closing price of 104.01. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -2.54% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-31 that Five Below’s expansion strategy, renewed focus on value-driven products and operational improvements form a robust foundation for long-term growth.
Is It Worth Investing in Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) is 21.63x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for FIVE is 1.15. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for FIVE is 53.71M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.41% of that float. On January 01, 2025, FIVE’s average trading volume was 1.72M shares.
FIVE’s Market Performance
The stock of Five Below Inc (FIVE) has seen a -2.54% decrease in the past week, with a 13.23% rise in the past month, and a 17.23% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.34% for FIVE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.43% for FIVE stock, with a simple moving average of -4.25% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FIVE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FIVE stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for FIVE by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for FIVE in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $115 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FIVE reach a price target of $95, previously predicting the price at $102. The rating they have provided for FIVE stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on November 25th, 2024.
Gordon Haskett gave a rating of “Buy” to FIVE, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on November 07th of the previous year.
FIVE Trading at 8.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FIVE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -51.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.59%, as shares surge +5.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.59% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FIVE fell by -2.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -47.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $107.58. In addition, Five Below Inc saw -50.76% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FIVE starting from MICHAEL ROMANKO, who proposed sale 4,772 shares at the price of $115.03 back on Dec 06 ’24. After this action, MICHAEL ROMANKO now owns shares of Five Below Inc, valued at $548,934 using the latest closing price.
Vellios Thomas, the Director of Five Below Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $185.82 during a trade that took place back on Jan 19 ’24, which means that Vellios Thomas is holding 333,697 shares at $1,858,225 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FIVE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Five Below Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 17.93, with 6.84 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 516.32 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 187.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.91. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.38.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Five Below Inc (FIVE) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
