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 $1,036,361 were purchased by BULL KENNETH R on Jan 13 ’26. At $203.21 per share, BULL KENNETH R acquired 5,100 shares.
Also, ERIC M SPECTER purchased 8,500 shares, netting a total of over 1,709,798 in proceeds.
Before that, BARCLAY KATHLEEN S had sold 2,200 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $400,466, the Director traded Five Below Inc shares for $182.03 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,200 shares, worth approximately $1.82 million.
As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on January 13, 2026, Five Below Inc [FIVE] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $240. Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of January 08, 2026, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for FIVE. Earlier on December 08, 2025, Truist upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for FIVE stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing FIVE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Five Below Inc [NASDAQ: FIVE] plunged -1.74% to $197.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $197.04, but it reached a high of $202.53 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.58%. Over the course of the year, Five Below Inc shares have jumped approximately 97.65%.
Is Five Below Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Five Below Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.32 million shares to 2.37 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.69 million shares. A decline of -13.62% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.66 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.66.
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 205 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.02% from the previous closing price of $200.95. Analysts anticipate Five Below Inc stock to reach 255 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 180. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Five Below Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On December 04, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $195.
