1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) Shares Purchased by Rice Hall James & Associates LLC

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC boosted its stake in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) by 17.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 177,074 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 26,630 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned approximately 0.28% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM worth $1,686,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,367,496 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,522,000 after acquiring an additional 38,529 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 0.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,625,239 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $17,601,000 after purchasing an additional 10,061 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 4.8% during the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 1,098,900 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $11,901,000 after buying an additional 50,000 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 583,200 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $6,287,000 after buying an additional 8,376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 1,585.9% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 376,131 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,576,000 after buying an additional 353,821 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, DA Davidson raised 1-800-FLOWERS.COM from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $8.00 to $7.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Price Performance

1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock opened at $7.34 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has a 52-week low of $6.27 and a 52-week high of $11.42. The firm has a market cap of $471.30 million, a PE ratio of -61.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.62. The company’s 50 day moving average is $9.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.47.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by ($0.07). 1-800-FLOWERS.COM had a negative net margin of 0.33% and a positive return on equity of 2.43%. The company had revenue of $360.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $374.40 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.28) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. will post 0.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Profile

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.