Five Below, Inc. (FIVE) is up 7.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The move appears tied to pre-earnings positioning ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 results due after the close, with investors leaning into expectations that strong holiday trends and prior guidance increases will carry through into reported numbers and fiscal 2026 commentary. This could also be amplified by recent bullish analyst actions into the print, which can fuel momentum trading.
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Sources:
Five Below Investor Relations, Benzinga, AOL
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$FIVE Insider Trading Activity
$FIVE insiders have traded $FIVE stock on the open market 26 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 26 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FIVE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- KENNETH R BULL (COO) has made 0 purchases and 17 sales selling 32,025 shares for an estimated $5,794,542.
- ERIC M SPECTER (CAO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 8,500 shares for an estimated $1,709,797.
- GEORGE HILL (Chief Retail Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 7,500 shares for an estimated $1,365,655.
- MICHAEL F III DEVINE sold 6,000 shares for an estimated $1,091,040
- KATHLEEN S BARCLAY sold 2,200 shares for an estimated $400,466
- MAUREEN MARIE GELLERMAN (CHRO) sold 544 shares for an estimated $94,862
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative’s insider trading dashboard.
$FIVE Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 283 institutional investors add shares of $FIVE stock to their portfolio, and 304 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO added 55,452,926 shares (+40774210.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $10,445,113,141
- FMR LLC removed 1,224,249 shares (-54.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $230,599,541
- SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC removed 944,116 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $177,833,689
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 745,272 shares (+176.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $140,379,433
- ANOMALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP removed 658,313 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $123,999,836
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 630,910 shares (+54.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $118,838,207
- ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. added 535,593 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $100,884,297
To track hedge funds’ stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.
$FIVE Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $FIVE stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FIVE stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative’s congressional trading dashboard.
$FIVE Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $FIVE in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Telsey Advisory Group issued a “Outperform” rating on 01/13/2026
- B of A Securities issued a “Underperform” rating on 12/04/2025
- UBS issued a “Buy” rating on 11/28/2025
- Wells Fargo issued a “Overweight” rating on 11/25/2025
- JP Morgan issued a “Overweight” rating on 10/27/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $FIVE, check out Quiver Quantitative’s $FIVE forecast page.
$FIVE Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $FIVE recently. We have seen 15 analysts offer price targets for $FIVE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $216.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- David Bellinger from Mizuho set a target price of $205.0 on 03/17/2026
- Joseph Feldman from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $240.0 on 03/10/2026
- Seth Sigman from Barclays set a target price of $211.0 on 03/10/2026
- Matthew Boss from JP Morgan set a target price of $259.0 on 02/23/2026
- Simeon Gutman from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $220.0 on 01/15/2026
- John Heinbockel from Guggenheim set a target price of $225.0 on 01/14/2026
- Randal Konik from Jefferies set a target price of $210.0 on 01/13/2026
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