Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI – Get Free Report) and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Bath & Body Works and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bath & Body Works | 12.43% | -44.03% | 14.45% |
| 1-800-FLOWERS.COM | -0.50% | 2.10% | 0.92% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2.53 |
| 1-800-FLOWERS.COM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Bath & Body Works presently has a consensus target price of $43.19, suggesting a potential upside of 17.96%. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential downside of 14.19%. Given Bath & Body Works’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than 1-800-FLOWERS.COM.
Risk & Volatility
Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Bath & Body Works and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bath & Body Works | $7.43 billion | 1.07 | $878.00 million | $4.10 | 8.93 |
| 1-800-FLOWERS.COM | $1.83 billion | 0.31 | -$6.11 million | ($0.14) | -62.43 |
Bath & Body Works has higher revenue and earnings than 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bath & Body Works, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bath & Body Works beats 1-800-FLOWERS.COM on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works, Inc. is a specialty retailers and home to America’s Favorite Fragrances, offering a breadth of exclusive fragrances for the body and home, including the selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. The company was founded by Leslie Herbert Wexner in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.
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. 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.
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