1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The specialty retailer reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.34, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $702.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $700.58 million. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM had a negative return on equity of 24.29% and a negative net margin of 13.41%.

Here are the key takeaways from 1-800 FLOWERS.COM’s conference call:

• Operations stabilized over the holiday season—order management system issues were resolved and systems ran smoothly, enabling more reliable execution.
• Consolidated revenue declined 9.5% (Consumer Floral & Gifts down 22.7%), driven by e?commerce weakness from lower direct/organic traffic after search?engine changes and deliberate cuts to inefficient marketing.
• Leadership and structural changes moved the company to a function?based model, hired a new CIO (Alex Zelikovsky), implemented workforce reductions, and achieved ~$15 million of annualized run?rate savings toward a ~$50 million run?rate target by FY26/27.
• Management is intentionally reducing marketing to improve marketing contribution margin, which they say will pressure near?term top line—guidance is for second?half revenue to decline in the low double digits and Adjusted EBITDA to decline slightly.
• Customer and growth initiatives show early traction—AOV rose ~5.2%, product discoverability tests improved conversion, and third?party marketplace expansions (Uber, DoorDash, Amazon, Walmart) are growing rapidly, supporting longer?term reach.

1-800 FLOWERS.COM Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FLWS opened at $4.32 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $274.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.29 and a beta of 1.13. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a 1 year low of $2.93 and a 1 year high of $9.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.26.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On 1-800 FLOWERS.COM

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FLWS. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in 1-800 FLOWERS.COM by 72.6% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 263,060 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,210,000 after acquiring an additional 110,689 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM by 40.4% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 300,571 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,383,000 after purchasing an additional 86,509 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new stake in shares of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $744,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM by 498.1% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 112,107 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 93,364 shares during the period. Finally, Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP purchased a new position in 1-800 FLOWERS.COM in the second quarter valued at approximately $339,000. 38.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on FLWS. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised 1-800 FLOWERS.COM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $7.50.

1-800 FLOWERS.COM Company Profile

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc, founded in 1976 by Jim McCann and headquartered in Jericho, New York, is a leading floral and gift retailer in North America. Operating primarily through its online platform and call center, the company offers a wide selection of fresh-cut flowers, gourmet foods, gift baskets, plants and home décor items. With a network of affiliated florists and its own floral production farms, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM facilitates same-day delivery services across the United States, reaching more than 90% of U.S.