Insider buying last 90 days
$93Kin 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Robert Lynch Director | Purchase | $93K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
Five Below draws attention this week from Crocs and its Jibbitz subsidiary, which have filed a lawsuit alleging that Five Below's Juniors Charm Clog and related accessories copy the Classic Clog design and infringe on patents for decorative shoe charms. Separately, coverage highlights a fresh lineup of affordable October products, including home decor, fitness gear, and seasonal items such as Halloween decorations. Filings also show routine share awards to the company's chief information officer and chief operating officer, increasing their respective holdings.
Shares closed at $228.00, up 2.4%, sitting between the 50-day average of $233.24 and the 200-day average of $213.96, with the one-month return at -7.7% against a three-month gain of 27.9%. The GekkoIndex reads 62.8, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Gekko Fair Value stands at $231.17, putting the current price about 1.4% below that level.
The next earnings report is set for 2 December, 64 days out, beyond the typical 20-trading-day window. Over the last 90 days there has been one open-market insider purchase valued at $93,309, and in the last 30 days one unusual options signal with call premium of $314,720 against no put premium. Seasonal data over five years shows an average 20-day gain of 2.6% from this point, rising in 4 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the pending litigation.
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Five Below scores 4 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $228.00 sits between the 50-day ($233.24) and 200-day ($213.96) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart62.8, Accumulation
Reading 62.8 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex1.4% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (1.4% below).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: 1 open-market insider purchase. Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart moneyReports in 64 days
Next report Dec 2, 2026, 64 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+2.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.6% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Five Below closed at $228.00 on Sep 28, 2026, +50.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $137.77 to $263.88.
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Five Below is a discount retailer that sells low-priced merchandise to shoppers across the United States. Its shelves cover a broad mix of everyday goods, including accessories like socks, sunglasses and jewelry, beauty items such as nail polish and fragrances, and home touches like lamps, blankets and candles. The chain is best known for stretching this range further into sports gear, games, toys, tech accessories, craft supplies, school items, party goods and candy, giving customers a wide spread of inexpensive products under one roof.
The business is built around this varied product assortment rather than a single category, drawing in customers looking for affordable everyday items and seasonal goods. Its stock rotates with the calendar, bringing in holiday and event-themed merchandise alongside the regular lineup of accessories, home goods, snacks and school supplies, which keeps the offering geared toward frequent, low-cost purchases.
Five Below traces its roots to a company originally named Cheap Holdings, Inc., which was incorporated and renamed Five Below, Inc. in August 2002. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker FIVE.
Five Below’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.8, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.5 points over five sessions.
Up 1.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 47 | −0.1% | −4.3% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 208 | −0.8% | −0.6% | ||
| Neutral | 374 | +1.2% | +4.6% | ||
| Distribution | 42 | −0.2% | +1.6% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average FIVE share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Five Below trades 1.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $231.17, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Five Below shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$231.17
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
1.4% below fair value · About fair value
Insiders filed 1 open-market purchase in Five Below worth $93K, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$93Kin 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Robert Lynch Director | Purchase | $93K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in FIVE were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Five Below has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1signal, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 24, $315K in unusual premium.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold FIVE.
Five Below reports on Dec 2, 2026, after the close (64 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Dec 2, 2026
Expected after the close, 64 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | $1.68 est $1.40 | $1.26B est $1.22B | −2.1% |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $2.22 est $1.77 | $1.29B est $1.23B | −12.8% |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $4.31 est $4.00 | $1.73B est $1.71B | +9.9% |
| Dec 3, 2025 | $0.68 est $0.25 | $1.04B est $981.0M | +6.0% |
| Aug 27, 2025 | $0.81 est $0.62 | $1.03B est $995.0M | +5.7% |
| Jun 4, 2025 | $0.86 est $0.83 | $970.5M est $966.5M | +4.8% |
| Mar 19, 2025 | $3.48 est $3.38 | $1.39B est $1.39B | +3.0% |
| Dec 4, 2024 | $0.42 est $0.17 | $843.7M est $801.5M | +12.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Five Below is $310.95, +36.4% from the last close, from 19 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 19 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | Goldman Sachs | $306 | +34.2% |
| Sep 22 | Bernstein | $272 | +19.3% |
| Sep 14 | Goldman Sachs | $306 | +34.2% |
| Sep 11 | Barclays | $254 | +11.4% |
| Sep 8 | Telsey Advisory | $305 | +33.8% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Five Below averaged +2.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +2.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.4% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, FIVE’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.3%.
Five Below’s market cap is $12.61B, with a P/E ratio of 20 and revenue of $5.31B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Five Below this week reads positive: 9 positive, 8 neutral and 6 negative headlines.
Five Below’s 2 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| DGDollar General | Neutral | 28.0% below |
| DLTRDollar Tree | Accumulation | 10.5% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Five Below’s market cap is $12.61B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $228.00, with 55.05M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 20.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Five Below is $310.95, +36.4% from the last close. Of the 19 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Five Below is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $228.00 is 1.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $231.17. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Five Below is expected to report on Dec 2, 2026, after the market closes (64 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.12 per share on revenue of $1.22B. Five Below beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.1% on average across the report.
Five Below’s 52-week high is $263.88 and its 52-week low is $137.77; it closed at $228.00 on Sep 28, 2026, +50.3% over the past year.
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Five Below over the last 30 days, with $315K of flagged premium in calls and $0 in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 24, 2026 with $315K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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