FIVE’s short interest falls to 2.69 million shares

Jaxson Clark

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 $400,466 were sold by BARCLAY KATHLEEN S on Dec 15 ’25. At $182.03 per share, BARCLAY KATHLEEN S sold 2,200 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,214 shares worth approximately $1.65 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Hill George sold 7,500 shares, netting a total of over 1,365,655 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $182.09 each, the insider now holds 32,913 shares.

Before that, DEVINE MICHAEL F III had sold 6,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,091,040, the Director traded Five Below Inc shares for $181.84 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,000 shares, worth approximately $2.77 million.

As published in a research note from Truist on December 08, 2025, Five Below Inc [FIVE] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $216. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of October 27, 2025, JP Morgan has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for FIVE.

Analyzing FIVE Stock Performance

On last trading session, Five Below Inc [NASDAQ: FIVE] rose 1.00% to $178.54. The stock’s lowest price that day was $175.83, but it reached a high of $180.085 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.78%. Over the course of the year, Five Below Inc shares have jumped approximately 71.76%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $184.57 on 12/11/25 and a 52-week low of $52.38 on 04/04/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Five Below Inc (FIVE)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 176.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 173.90. In the upper region, resistance lies at 180.47. The next price resistance is at 182.41. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.38 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Five Below Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Five Below Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-28 dropping by -0.63 million shares to 2.69 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 3.32 million shares. A decline of -23.37% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.42 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.42.

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 188 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.35% from the previous closing price of $176.77. Analysts anticipate Five Below Inc stock to reach 216 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 160. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Five Below Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 17, 2025, Bernstein assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $160.

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