Noble Financial Has Positive Forecast for FLWS Q2 Earnings

1-800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial increased their Q2 2027 EPS estimates for 1-800 FLOWERS.COM in a research note issued to investors on Friday, November 6th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for 1-800 FLOWERS.COM’s current full-year earnings is ($0.65) per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for 1-800 FLOWERS.COM’s Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.60) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.65) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.87) EPS and FY2028 earnings at ($0.55) EPS.

1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.78) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.57) by ($0.21). The firm had revenue of $171.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $196.49 million. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM had a negative return on equity of 41.38% and a negative net margin of 9.33%.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research raised 1-800 FLOWERS.COM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM in a report on Monday, September 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.75.

1-800 FLOWERS.COM Stock Performance

FLWS stock opened at $2.73 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $2.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a 12-month low of $2.33 and a 12-month high of $5.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $175.21 million, a PE ratio of -1.28 and a beta of 1.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On 1-800 FLOWERS.COM

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FLWS. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its stake in shares of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 1,284,900 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,906,000 after buying an additional 57,000 shares during the last quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC increased its position in 1-800 FLOWERS.COM by 23.7% during the first quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 235,000 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $714,000 after acquiring an additional 45,000 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in 1-800 FLOWERS.COM by 1,461.7% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 166,896 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 156,209 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in 1-800 FLOWERS.COM by 63.2% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 116,688 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 45,198 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in 1-800 FLOWERS.COM in the second quarter valued at about $272,000. 38.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting 1-800 FLOWERS.COM

Here are the key news stories impacting 1-800 FLOWERS.COM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti forecasts 2028 earnings of $0.20 per share, suggesting a possible return to annual profitability after projecting a loss in 2027. Sidoti estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Sidoti expects a strong seasonal quarter in Q2 2027, forecasting $1.00 per share; Noble Financial’s estimate is higher at $1.16. These quarterly forecasts do not offset their projected full-year 2027 losses. Analyst estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Noble Financial lowered its 2027 EPS forecast to a loss of $0.87 from $0.59 and cut its 2028 forecast to a loss of $0.55 from $0.38. It also reduced estimates for Q3 and Q4 2027, signaling a weaker earnings outlook. Noble Financial estimates

1-800 FLOWERS.COM Company Profile

1-800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is a multi-brand provider of gifts, flowers and gourmet foods. The company connects consumers with products for holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, sympathy occasions and other celebrations through e-commerce websites, telephone ordering and a network of affiliated florists. Its portfolio includes the 1-800-Flowers.com floral brand, Harry & David fruit and gourmet gift business, Cheryl’s Cookies, The Popcorn Factory, Wolferman’s Bakery, 1-800-Baskets.com and Personal Creations.