FIVE short interest jump by 7.6%, reflecting negative sentiment

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Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Five Below Inc shares valued at $210,000 were sold by Hill George on Jul 17 ’25. At $140.00 per share, Hill George sold 1,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 42,672 shares worth approximately $5.85 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, GEORGE S HILL purchased 1,500 shares, netting a total of over 204,660 in proceeds.

Before that, SPECTER ERIC M had sold 5,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $719,214, the CAO traded Five Below Inc shares for $130.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,500 shares, worth approximately $7.65 million.

As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on June 05, 2025, Five Below Inc [FIVE] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $128. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 18, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for FIVE. Earlier on December 05, 2024, 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] plunged -1.67% to $137.04. The stock’s lowest price that day was $136.5147, but it reached a high of $139.85 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.88%. Over the course of the year, Five Below Inc shares have jumped approximately 73.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $142.13 on 07/21/25 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 135.75, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 134.47. In the upper region, resistance lies at 139.09. The next price resistance is at 141.14. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.25 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 rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.28 million shares to 3.62 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 3.35 million shares. A jump of 7.6% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.09.

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 107 in the next 12 months, down nearly -23.23% from the previous closing price of $139.37. Analysts anticipate Five Below Inc stock to reach 121 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 75. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Five Below Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 25, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $95.

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