Peregrine Capital Management LLC Has $7.21 Million Stock Position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS)

Peregrine Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS - Free Report) by 24.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 668,875 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 220,432 shares during the period. Peregrine Capital Management LLC owned approximately 1.03% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM worth $7,210,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 222.0% in the second quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 2,866 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,976 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 317.4% during the 1st quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,886 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 2,955 shares in the last quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP grew its holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 17,842.3% during the 1st quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 4,665 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 4,639 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 3,450.7% during the 2nd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 5,326 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 5,176 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd grew its holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 436.1% during the 1st quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd now owns 6,900 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 5,613 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.43% of the company's stock.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Stock Up 2.1 %

FLWS traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $8.94. 267,347 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 404,707. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $10.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.34. The company has a market cap of $576.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.31, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.66. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $5.97 and a fifty-two week high of $12.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.59 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The specialty retailer reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.05. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM had a negative net margin of 3.24% and a positive return on equity of 3.32%. The firm had revenue of $822.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $825.20 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.28 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

In other 1-800-FLOWERS.COM news, insider Arnold P. Leap sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.32, for a total transaction of $27,960.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 72,739 shares in the company, valued at approximately $677,927.48. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 49.77% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 29th.

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.