Insider Buying: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) Major Shareholder Acquires 5,000 Shares of Stock

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) major shareholder Fund 1 Investments, Llc acquired 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $6.01 per share, with a total value of $30,050.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 8,160,969 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $49,047,423.69. The trade was a 0.06 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Large shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Fund 1 Investments, Llc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 28th, Fund 1 Investments, Llc bought 2,000 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $5.80 per share, with a total value of $11,600.00.
• On Monday, March 24th, Fund 1 Investments, Llc purchased 30,000 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.92 per share, for a total transaction of $177,600.00.
• On Thursday, March 20th, Fund 1 Investments, Llc acquired 156,500 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.62 per share, with a total value of $879,530.00.
• On Tuesday, March 18th, Fund 1 Investments, Llc bought 25,000 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.52 per share, for a total transaction of $138,000.00.
• On Wednesday, March 5th, Fund 1 Investments, Llc purchased 15,500 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $6.43 per share, with a total value of $99,665.00.
• On Monday, March 3rd, Fund 1 Investments, Llc bought 61,000 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.62 per share, for a total transaction of $403,820.00.
• On Friday, February 28th, Fund 1 Investments, Llc purchased 56,500 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $6.91 per share, for a total transaction of $390,415.00.
• On Wednesday, February 26th, Fund 1 Investments, Llc acquired 66,000 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $7.36 per share, with a total value of $485,760.00.
• On Monday, February 24th, Fund 1 Investments, Llc bought 93,500 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $7.58 per share, for a total transaction of $708,730.00.
• On Friday, February 21st, Fund 1 Investments, Llc purchased 310,000 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock. The stock was bought at an average price of $7.72 per share, with a total value of $2,393,200.00.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Trading Down 1.8 %

NASDAQ:FLWS opened at $5.85 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has a twelve month low of $5.43 and a twelve month high of $11.10. The company has a market cap of $372.07 million, a P/E ratio of -53.18 and a beta of 1.81. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $7.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.74.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) last released 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 net margin of 0.43% and a negative return on equity of 0.76%. As a group, analysts expect that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. will post -0.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on FLWS shares. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $7.50 price objective on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in a report on Saturday, March 22nd.

Institutional Trading of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FLWS. Nomura Holdings Inc. boosted its position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 63.6% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 2,941,572 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $24,033,000 after purchasing an additional 1,143,027 shares during the last quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC raised its position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 4,174,364 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $34,105,000 after acquiring an additional 461,000 shares in the last quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 117.4% in the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 349,260 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,853,000 after purchasing an additional 188,582 shares during the period. Cannell Capital LLC acquired a new stake in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in the 4th quarter valued at about $628,000. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its stake in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 1,284,300 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,493,000 after purchasing an additional 76,400 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.43% of the company’s stock.

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.