Nomura Holdings Inc. Has $24.03 Million Position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS)

Nomura Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS - Free Report) by 63.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,941,572 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after buying an additional 1,143,027 shares during the quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. owned approximately 4.63% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM worth $24,033,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM by 120.1% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,664 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 1,999 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in the fourth quarter valued at $84,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in the fourth quarter valued at $92,000. Finally, Inceptionr LLC bought a new position in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in the fourth quarter valued at about $101,000. 38.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FLWS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Noble Financial cut 1-800-FLOWERS.COM from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in a report on Saturday, May 10th. DA Davidson reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $7.50 price target on shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in a report on Friday, March 14th. Finally, StockNews.com cut 1-800-FLOWERS.COM from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Trading Down 2.1%

1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $4.65. The stock had a trading volume of 652,842 shares, compared to its average volume of 465,083. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $295.74 million, a PE ratio of -42.27 and a beta of 1.58. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has a 12 month low of $3.86 and a 12 month high of $11.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.71) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.34) by ($0.37). 1-800-FLOWERS.COM had a negative return on equity of 0.76% and a negative net margin of 0.43%. The company had revenue of $331.45 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $367.85 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.28) EPS. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's quarterly revenue was down 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. will post -0.07 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Fund 1 Investments, Llc bought 5,000 shares of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM stock in a transaction on Monday, April 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.17 per share, for a total transaction of $25,850.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 8,465,067 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,764,396.39. This represents a 0.06% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 1,184,098 shares of company stock worth $7,816,147. Insiders own 51.00% of the company's stock.

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.