As of Wednesday close, Five Below Inc.’s (NASDAQ:FIVE) stock was up $0.27, moving up 0.15 percent to $182.95. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,121,880 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$4.13 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 644,480, while in the previous 50 days, it was 555,364.
Since last month, FIVE stock retreated -11.65%. Shares of the company fell to $173.88 on 08/24/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $220.19 was reached on 04/12/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $124.65. Since the beginning of this year, FIVE’s stock price has risen by 3.44% or $6.08, and marked a new high 17 times. However, the stock has declined by -16.91% since its 52-week high.
FIVE stock investors should be aware that Five Below Inc. (FIVE) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 85 days ago on Jun 07. SARGENT RONALD, the Director of the company, disposed of 55 shares for $193.03 on Jun 07. It resulted in a $10,617 divestment by the insider. Vellios Thomas sold 20,000 shares at an average price of $219.15 on Apr 11. The insider now owns 341,409 shares following the transaction. On Apr 11, President & CEO Anderson Joel D sold 13,653 shares at $218.97 apiece. The transaction was valued at $2,989,582.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Five Below Inc. (FIVE) has a P/E ratio of about 38.32. The stock’s beta is 1.21. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 3.17, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 7.34, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 84.26 may also be considered.
Financial Health
In the three months ended April 29, Five Below Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 0.90, while its current ratio was 1.80, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 35.50% percent. In the year ended April 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 15.00%, whereas operating margins totaled 10.90%. Based on annual data, FIVE earned $1.1 billion in gross profit and brought in $3.08 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 19.00%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 20.90%.
According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. FIVE’s revenue rose 11.93% to $1.12 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $726.25 million. While analysts expected Five Below Inc. to report $0.63 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.67 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 6.30%. During the quarter, the company generated $71.6 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Five Below Inc. were 1.99 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended April 29, and its total debt was $1.52 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $55.66 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Five Below Inc.’s (FIVE) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 44.07%, the RSI 9-day stood at 40.18% on 30 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Five Below Inc. price is down by -2.21% percent or -$4.13. At present, FIVE shares trade -8.66% below its 20-day simple moving average and -11.64% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -5.33% below its SMA50 and +17.09% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 31.59% and Stochastic coefficient D was 23.35%, while ATR was 5.42. Given the Stochastic reading of 37.10% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 40.38%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -2.78, while the 14-day reading stands at -6.12.
Analyst Ratings
ROTH MKM upgraded its rating on Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) to a Buy in a note to investors on February 13, 2023. The analysts firm previously had a Neutral rating on the stock.Five Below Inc. (FIVE) has been rated Buy by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, FIVE is a sell, and 3 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 2 analysts rate Five Below Inc. stock as buy, with 18 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $220.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $175.00 – $269.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Five Below Inc. (FIVE) will achieve an average price target of $217.90.
