AQR Capital Management LLC Has $1.30 Million Stock Position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS)

AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) by 55.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 136,020 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,321 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned about 0.21% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM worth $1,295,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 21,265 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,287 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 25,633 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 2,100 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 32,034 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 2,148 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 43,061 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 4,158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 150,000 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,428,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, DA Davidson raised 1-800-FLOWERS.COM from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $8.00 to $7.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Stock Performance

Shares of FLWS opened at $7.91 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The company has a market capitalization of $507.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -65.92, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.62. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $8.29 and a 200 day moving average of $9.12. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has a 12 month low of $6.65 and a 12 month high of $11.42.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 29th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.34) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by ($0.07). 1-800-FLOWERS.COM had a negative net margin of 0.33% and a positive return on equity of 2.45%. The firm had revenue of $360.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $374.40 million. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.28) earnings per share. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. will post 0.17 earnings per share for the current year.

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.