SG Americas Securities LLC Has $93,000 Stock Holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS)

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) by 14.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,396 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 1,998 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM were worth $93,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 44,533 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 1,472 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 13.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 14,095 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $112,000 after buying an additional 1,623 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 599,570 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $4,755,000 after buying an additional 2,886 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 35,215 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $288,000 after purchasing an additional 4,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in a research report on Saturday, February 1st. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 price target on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered 1-800-FLOWERS.COM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 9th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Fund 1 Investments, Llc purchased 73,100 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $8.68 per share, for a total transaction of $634,508.00. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 4,741,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $41,158,520.20. This trade represents a 1.57 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 1,309,605 shares of company stock valued at $10,314,326. 51.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Stock Up 3.6 %

FLWS stock opened at $8.54 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $543.14 million, a PE ratio of -77.64 and a beta of 1.58. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has a 1-year low of $6.56 and a 1-year high of $11.42. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $7.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.19.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty retailer reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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, research analysts anticipate that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. will post -0.07 EPS for the current year.

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.