1-800 FLOWERS.COM (FLWS) Competitors

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) and 1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is GRPN or FLWS more profitable?

Groupon has a net margin of -1.89% compared to 1-800 FLOWERS.COM's net margin of -9.88%. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM's return on equity of -7.12% beat Groupon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Groupon	-1.89%	-19.61%	-1.45%
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	-9.88%	-7.12%	-3.04%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GRPN or FLWS?

90.1% of Groupon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM shares are held by institutional investors. 35.7% of Groupon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer GRPN or FLWS?

Groupon presently has a consensus price target of $29.80, suggesting a potential upside of 11.65%. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.15%. Given 1-800 FLOWERS.COM's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 1-800 FLOWERS.COM is more favorable than Groupon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Groupon	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor GRPN or FLWS?

In the previous week, Groupon and Groupon both had 2 articles in the media. Groupon's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat 1-800 FLOWERS.COM's score of 0.20 indicating that Groupon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Groupon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GRPN or FLWS?

1-800 FLOWERS.COM has higher revenue and earnings than Groupon. Groupon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 1-800 FLOWERS.COM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Groupon	$492.56M	2.19	-$59.03M	-$0.24	-111.21
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	$1.83B	0.19	-$6.11M	-$2.65	-2.03

Which has more volatility & risk, GRPN or FLWS?

Groupon has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Groupon beats 1-800 FLOWERS.COM on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.