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

SG Americas Securities LLC cut its holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) by 14.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor 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 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 12.9% in the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 35,215 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $288,000 after buying an additional 4,015 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 13.0% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 24.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 97,904 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $778,000 after buying an additional 19,150 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 66.1% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 56,440 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 22,460 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 0.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 599,570 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,755,000 after purchasing an additional 2,886 shares during the period. 38.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Fund 1 Investments, Llc bought 50,000 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock in a transaction on Friday, January 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $7.18 per share, for a total transaction of $359,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 4,224,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,330,933.52. This represents a 1.20 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 1,309,605 shares of company stock worth $10,314,326. Insiders own 51.00% of the company’s stock.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Price Performance

Shares of FLWS stock opened at $8.54 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has a 12 month low of $6.56 and a 12 month high of $11.42. The firm has a market cap of $543.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -77.64 and a beta of 1.58. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $7.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.19.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty retailer reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) 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%. Research analysts expect that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. will post -0.07 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in a research report on Saturday, February 1st. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $7.50 price objective 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.

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.