Five Below climbs as traders position for after-hours earnings and upbeat holiday momentum

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.

Details:

Five Below is scheduled to report fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 results after market close today, with a conference call set for 4:30 p.m. ET.

In a January business update, the company said holiday-period net sales rose 23.2% year over year to $1.47 billion, with comparable sales up 14.5% (for the nine-week period through January 3, 2026).

That same update raised expectations for fourth-quarter net sales to approximately $1.71 billion (with comparable sales growth of about 14.5%) and lifted full-year fiscal 2025 net sales outlook to approximately $4.75 billion (with comparable sales growth of about 12.5%).

Multiple research notes and price-target adjustments in recent weeks have highlighted the market’s focus on margins, inventory/shrink control, and the durability of demand into fiscal 2026 guidance.

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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