The stock of Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) has increased by 4.62 when compared to last closing price of 82.20. Despite this, the company has experienced a 14.12% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-07 that Five Below (FIVE) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Is It Worth Investing in Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) is above average at 18.72x. The 36-month beta value for FIVE is also noteworthy at 0.83. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 14 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FIVE is 53.66M, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.12% of that float. The average trading volume of FIVE on May 09, 2025 was 2.55M shares.
FIVE’s Market Performance
FIVE’s stock has seen a 14.12% increase for the week, with a 54.26% rise in the past month and a -8.45% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.01%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.90% for Five Below Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 17.45% for FIVE’s stock, with a -0.29% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FIVE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FIVE stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for FIVE by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for FIVE in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $57 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FIVE reach a price target of $85, previously predicting the price at $115. The rating they have provided for FIVE stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on March 18th, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to FIVE, setting the target price at $115 in the report published on December 05th of the previous year.
FIVE Trading at 15.53% 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 -41.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.01%, as shares surge +37.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.61% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FIVE rose by +14.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $73.22. In addition, Five Below Inc saw -18.06% 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 Masciantonio Ronald James, who sale 584 shares at the price of $78.04 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, Masciantonio Ronald James now owns 12,658 shares of Five Below Inc, valued at $45,575 using the latest closing price.
SPECTER ERIC M, the CAO of Five Below Inc, sale 5,494 shares at $90.76 during a trade that took place back on Jan 16 ’25, which means that SPECTER ERIC M is holding 57,267 shares at $498,633 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FIVE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Five Below Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 14.95, with 5.50 for asset returns.
Based on Five Below Inc (FIVE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 506.11 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.36. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.31. The receivables turnover for the company is 833.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.89. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.79.
Conclusion
In summary, Five Below Inc (FIVE) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
