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Five Below (FIVE) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

FIVE raises the Q1 outlook, expecting strong sales growth and store openings. It also announces a leadership transition to strengthen its long-term strategy.

Five Below stock jumped Friday after the retailer said its stores have been performing better than expected.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE), the trend-right, high-quality extreme-value retailer for pre-teens and teens, announced that Tom Vellios, the Company's co-founder and Executive Chair, will transition into an advisory role to the Five Below Board and management through the end of calendar year 2025, and thus not stand for re-election to the Board at the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 12, 2025. As a result, his employment as Executive Chair will conclude as of the Annual Meeting date.

Retailers face risks with tariff uncertainties.

NEW YORK, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kuehn Law, PLLC, a shareholder litigation law firm, is investigating whether certain officers and directors of Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders.

Discount retail chain Five Below reportedly suspended cargo shipments from China due to the trade war between the country and the U.S.

I recommend a hold rating for Five Below, Inc. due to cautious FY 2025 guidance and weak core operating metrics despite potential for SSS growth and margin expansion. FIVE reported adj EPS of $3.48, beating guidance, with revenue up 4% y/y, but SSS down 3% y/y and gross margins falling by 74 bps. The SKU rationalization strategy and macroeconomic conditions favoring value retailers could drive SSS growth and margin expansion, but hard data is needed to confirm this.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) shares added more than 6% as the discount retailer reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter and upbeat quarterly guidance. For the quarter ending February 1, 2025, Five Below posted sales of $1.39 billion, up 4% from the year-ago quarter and ahead of estimates of $1.38 billion.

Shares of Five Below Inc. FIVE were climbing in early trading Thursday after the company reported upbeat fourth-quarter earnings.