1-800 FLOWERS.COM (FLWS) and Its Competitors Head to Head Survey

1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare 1-800 FLOWERS.COM to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares 1-800 FLOWERS.COM and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	$1.50 billion	-$134.76 million	-1.22
1-800 FLOWERS.COM Competitors	$7.21 billion	$386.51 million	30.39

1-800 FLOWERS.COM’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than 1-800 FLOWERS.COM. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1-800 FLOWERS.COM’s competitors have a beta of 1.91, meaning that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares 1-800 FLOWERS.COM and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	-9.33%	-35.64%	-10.09%
1-800 FLOWERS.COM Competitors	-3.62%	-13.67%	3.21%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

38.4% of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 51.1% of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for 1-800 FLOWERS.COM and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	1	1	1	0	2.00
1-800 FLOWERS.COM Competitors	3675	15594	21618	590	2.46

1-800 FLOWERS.COM currently has a consensus price target of $3.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.35%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.38%. Given 1-800 FLOWERS.COM’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe 1-800 FLOWERS.COM is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

1-800 FLOWERS.COM competitors beat 1-800 FLOWERS.COM on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

1-800 FLOWERS.COM Company 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. It offers its products and services through online platform under the 1-800-Flowers.com, 1-800-Baskets.com, Cheryl's Cookies, FruitBouquets.com, Harry & David, Moose Munch, The Popcorn Factory, Wolferman's Bakery, PersonalizationMall.com, Simply Chocolate, Vital Choice, DesignPac, Stock Yards, Shari's Berries, BloomNet, Napco, and Flowerama brand names. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Jericho, New York.