The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Five Below Inc shares valued at $7,666,000 were purchased by THOMAS VELLIOS on Sep 05 ’25. At $153.32 per share, THOMAS VELLIOS acquired 50,000 shares.
Also, Masciantonio Ronald James sold 818 shares, netting a total of over 119,763 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $146.41 each, the insider now holds 9,858 shares.
Before that, Hill George had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $225,345, the Chief Retail Officer traded Five Below Inc shares for $150.23 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $6.19 million.
Analysts at Bernstein started covering the stock with ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of August 28, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has increased its “Market perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for FIVE. Earlier on August 22, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for FIVE stock.
Analyzing FIVE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Five Below Inc [NASDAQ: FIVE] rose 4.62% to $155.44. The stock’s lowest price that day was $150.0, but it reached a high of $155.82 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.63%. Over the course of the year, Five Below Inc shares have jumped approximately 57.14%.
Is Five Below Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Five Below Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.56 million shares to 3.08 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.64 million shares. A decline of -18.32% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.37.
Which companies own the most shares of Five Below Inc (FIVE)?
In terms of Five Below Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 165 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.05% from the previous closing price of $148.58. Analysts anticipate Five Below Inc stock to reach 187 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 107. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Five Below Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 12, 2025, Loop Capital assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $165.
