LL Flooring (NYSE:LL) Earns Sell Rating from Analysts at StockNews.com

Stock analysts at StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of LL Flooring (NYSE:LL) in a research note issued on Tuesday. The brokerage set a “sell” rating on the specialty retailer’s stock.

LL Flooring Trading Down 2.5 %

NYSE LL opened at $1.58 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 1.54. The firm has a market cap of $48.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.44 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2.78. LL Flooring has a one year low of $1.53 and a one year high of $5.52.

LL Flooring (NYSE:LL) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 1st. The specialty retailer reported ($0.64) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $211.78 million during the quarter. LL Flooring had a negative net margin of 11.44% and a negative return on equity of 44.10%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LL Flooring

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blair William & Co. IL raised its stake in shares of LL Flooring by 1.2% during the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 76,310 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,070,000 after purchasing an additional 915 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in LL Flooring by 66.2% during the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,767 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 1,102 shares during the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of LL Flooring by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 50,500 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,781 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of LL Flooring by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 14,764 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 1,985 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of LL Flooring by 1.2% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 206,712 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,899,000 after acquiring an additional 2,394 shares during the period. 54.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

LL Flooring Company Profile

LL Flooring Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-channel specialty retailer of hard and soft surface flooring, and hard and soft surface flooring enhancements and accessories. The company offers hard and soft surface flooring including, waterproof hybrid resilient, waterproof vinyl plank, solid and engineered hardwood, laminate, bamboo, tile, and cork products; and flooring enhancements and accessories, including moldings, underlayment, adhesives, and tools, as well as Duravana, a hybrid resilient flooring under the Bellawood, Coreluxe, ReNature by Coreluxe, and Duravana brand names.