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In the latest session, Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) closed at $90.64 down -2.36% from its previous closing price of $92.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.5 million shares were traded. FIVE stock price reached its highest trading level at $94.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $90.19.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Five Below Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 49.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.45 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on December 05, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $115 from $95 previously.
On November 25, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group Downgraded its rating to Market Perform which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $102 to $95.
Gordon Haskett Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 07, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $120.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 17 ’25 when ERIC M SPECTER bought 4,632 shares for $92.40 per share.
ERIC M SPECTER bought 5,494 shares of FIVE for $498,633 on Jan 16 ’25. On Dec 06 ’24, another insider, MICHAEL ROMANKO, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,772 shares for $115.03 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FIVE now has a Market Capitalization of 4986070016 and an Enterprise Value of 7340643840. As of this moment, Five’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.975 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.35.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FIVE is 1.14, which has changed by -0.5156826 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23631513 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FIVE has reached a high of $212.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $64.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.52%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FIVE has traded an average of 1.90M shares per day and 2315800 over the past ten days. A total of 55.01M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.71M. Insiders hold about 2.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.89% stake in the company. Shares short for FIVE as of 1731628800 were 4129740 with a Short Ratio of 2.27, compared to 1728950400 on 4544874. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4129740 and a Short% of Float of 7.6499999999999995.
