1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s (FLWS) Sell (D-) Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings reaffirmed their sell (d-) rating on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) in a research note published on Friday,Weiss Ratings reports.

FLWS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $7.50 price objective on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in a report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com cut shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 9th.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FLWS opened at $6.55 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $416.59 million, a PE ratio of -59.55 and a beta of 1.81. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $7.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.97. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has a one year low of $6.13 and a one year high of $11.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.51.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty retailer reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.19 by ($0.11). 1-800-FLOWERS.COM had a negative return on equity of 0.76% and a negative net margin of 0.43%. As a group, equities analysts predict that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM will post -0.07 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

In other 1-800-FLOWERS.COM news, major shareholder Fund 1 Investments, Llc acquired 15,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $6.43 per share, with a total value of $99,665.00. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 7,658,469 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,243,955.67. The trade was a 0.20 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders purchased 1,953,605 shares of company stock valued at $15,151,661 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 51.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FLWS. GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM during the 3rd quarter valued at about $947,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 50.3% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 340,637 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,701,000 after acquiring an additional 114,072 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in the 3rd quarter valued at about $452,000. Aviance Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 158,052 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,253,000 after purchasing an additional 28,437 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Paloma Partners Management Co acquired a new position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in the 3rd quarter valued at about $121,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.43% of the company’s stock.

About 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc provides gifts for various occasions in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Consumer Floral & Gifts, Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets, and BloomNet. The company offers a range of products, including fresh-cut flowers, floral and fruit arrangements, plants, gifts, personalized products, dipped berries, popcorns, gourmet foods and gift baskets, cookies, chocolates, candies, wines, and gift-quality fruits.