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Stocks Post Slight Gains To Close Quiet Week

The stock market ended Friday little changed to end the week highlighted by mixed corporate earnings. Investors evaluated the latest earnings results and concerns of disappointing profits.

Overall, S&P 500 and NASDAQ both grew 0.1% to 4,134 and 12,072, respectively.

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Our chart of the day is the ten-year chart of Five Below (FIVE) as of April 12, 2023, when the stock was at $213.

Five Below, is a dollar-store concept for kids and teens, that sells merchandise such as toys, games, party items, sports gear, clothes, candy & electronics for between $1 and $5.55 each. This company has the fastest dollar-store concept of all the dollar stores (including Dollar Tree and Dollar General).

Five Below has thrived while selling items for $5 or less. Now, it got higher-priced items with its Five Beyond store-in-store concept. The company has converted 250 of its stores to have a Five Beyond section, which is almost 20% of all stores. Its plan is to convert 400 more stores in 2023. In last quarters’ earnings call, FIVE’s CEO said customers that purchase Five Beyond items priced at $6 and up spend more than twice as much as those who only buy Five Below items.

Five Below is part of the Growth Portfolio.

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