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FIVE

FIVE BELOW, INC
$221.19 ▲ +0.01%
Prev close $221.17
Market cap$12.1B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$310.48 (+40.4%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 7/10
Insider Selling Cluster (4 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)34 New Institutional Positions16 Institutional Exits Consumer & Retail
Snapshot
The big-picture read on FIVE right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$12.1B
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy (70%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$7.7B
Inst. Activity
34 buys / 16 sells
Insider Activity
$93.3K buy / $5.6M sell
Insider Net $
-$5.6M
Social Sentiment
20° Bearish
SEC Reports
14
Press Releases
2
Price chart 30d -7.8%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 23, 2026 other
Five Below Appoints Scott Settersten to its Board of Directors
Five Below Appoints Scott Settersten to its Board of Directors
Sep 23, 2026 Insider
BULL KENNETH R was granted 1,866 shares
COO
Sep 23, 2026 Insider
Gellerman Maureen Marie was granted 224 shares
CHRO
Sep 23, 2026 Insider
SPECTER ERIC M was granted 672 shares
CAO
Sep 15, 2026 SEC
A cluster of insider selling at Five Below over a 7-day window shows three insiders — COO Kenneth Bull, Director Michael
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Sep 14, 2026 SEC
Eric M. Specter, an officer of Five Below, filed a Form 144 notice to sell 5,500 shares of common stock, with an estimat
144 — Impact 3/10
Sep 11, 2026 SEC
A cluster of insider selling at Five Below over the past week, totaling $1.29M, was led by a director and the CHRO, with
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP — ADD
1,811,650 shares ($325.7M)
Analyst ratings buy % +14.8%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Buy 70% rate it Buy or better · 33 analysts
Strong Buy 9 27% Buy 14 42% Hold 10 30% Sell 0 0% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Sep 29, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMAINTAINIn-Line 59%
Sep 4, 2026Goldman SachsMAINTAINBuy 54%
Sep 3, 2026JP MorganMAINTAINOverweight 55%
Sep 3, 2026JefferiesMAINTAINBuy 53%
Sep 3, 2026Telsey Advisory GroupMAINTAINOutperform 51%
Sep 3, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMAINTAINIn-Line 59%
Sep 3, 2026CitigroupMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Sep 3, 2026Truist SecuritiesMAINTAINBuy 55%
Sep 3, 2026UBSMAINTAINBuy 55%
Sep 3, 2026Morgan StanleyMAINTAINEqual-Weight 55%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 2026914100070%
Aug 1, 2026815100070%
Jul 1, 2026714120064%
Jun 1, 2026814100069%
May 1, 2026814110067%
Apr 1, 2026814110067%
Mar 1, 2026614120063%
Feb 1, 2026514121059%
Price targets
Where 21 covering analysts think FIVE trades over the next 12 months.
$310.48 +40.4% upside Strong Buy
Current$221.19 Low$250.00 Median$300.00 High$420.00 21 analysts
$250.00$420.00
Analyst rating Buy· 1.7/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood +0.0%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
20°
Bearish
BearishNeutralBullish
6 mentions 0 bullish 6 bearish 0 neutral
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
14 SEC filing reports analyzed · 4 bullish, 2 bearish, 3 mixed, 5 neutral · avg impact 4.9/10.Plus 2 press releases.
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 23, 2026
other
Five Below Appoints Scott Settersten to its Board of Directors
Five Below Appoints Scott Settersten to its Board of Directors
Sep 15, 2026
short_interest_report
Short Interest: FIVE up 28% to 2.5M shares
Settlement 2026-09-15 | Days to cover: 1.82 | ≈4.45% of shares outstanding (est.)
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FIVE — 1.3M shares, 44,952 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 1,273,975 shares across 44,952 trades.
Sep 2, 2026
earnings
Five Below, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
Five Below, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
Sep 2, 2026
earnings_calendar
FIVE Q2 2027 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-09-02
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$1.14$1.10–$1.2467.2%+33.7%20↑ 1↓$1.2B22
Next Q$5.21$5.02–$5.4620.9%+9.1%21↑ 0↓$1.9B22
Current FY$10.25$10.08–$10.5053.6%+10.9%23↑ 0↓$5.7B23
Next FY$11.06$10.16–$12.008.0%+11.0%23↑ 0↓$6.2B24
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$1.137—
7d ago$1.137—
30d ago$0.850+0.287
60d ago$0.808+0.329
90d ago$0.802+0.335
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own FIVE (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $7.7B total value (42,611,274 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: Erste, BlackRock,, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 34 institutions added/increased vs 16 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
Erste Asset Management GmbH0$0.000.0%—
BlackRock, Inc.5,366,632$964.9M12.6%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,495,633$448.7M5.9%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC2,376,398$427.3M5.6%—
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1,923,492$340.0M4.4%—
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP1,811,650$325.7M4.3%ADD +54.4%
STATE STREET CORP1,724,229$310.0M4.0%—
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP1,605,648$288.7M3.8%—
MARSHALL WACE, LLP1,537,377$276.4M3.6%—
FEDERATED HERMES, INC.1,329,016$238.9M3.1%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPADD1,173,6011,811,650+54.4%$325.7M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INCTRIM1,817,3171,139,293-37.3%$204.8M
SRS Investment Management, LLCADD722,8261,105,109+52.9%$198.7M
NORGES BANKNEW—710,784—$127.8M
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.TRIM1,405,810638,465-54.6%$114.8M
Capital World InvestorsTRIM1,248,654624,334-50.0%$112.2M
UBS Group AGTRIM880,247551,979-37.3%$99.2M
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM822,143427,595-48.0%$76.9M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPADD258,218403,543+56.3%$72.6M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED1,700366,300+21447.1%$65.9M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
16 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$5.6M — $93.3K bought, $5.6M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 23, 2026BULL KENNETH RCOOAWARD1,866——
Sep 23, 2026Gellerman Maureen MarieCHROAWARD224——
Sep 23, 2026SPECTER ERIC MCAOAWARD672——
Sep 23, 2026Jhunjhunwala AmitChief Information OfficerAWARD522——
Sep 23, 2026Poliner GrahamCSBIAOAWARD224——
Sep 21, 2026Settersten Scott MDirectorAWARD545——
Sep 14, 2026SPECTER ERIC MCAOSELL5,500$248.99$1.4M
Sep 10, 2026Lathi Dinesh S.DirectorGIFT110——
Sep 10, 2026Hawkins Jacob KimballCMOOSELL818$248.88$203.6K
Sep 9, 2026Gellerman Maureen MarieCHROSELL1,610$248.94$400.8K
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for FIVE.
Shares short
2,450,975
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+27.6%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
1.8
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈4.5%
Estimate — not % of float
All FIVE filing & press-release reports (16)