Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ – Get Free Report) and 1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
95.5% of Zumiez shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM shares are held by institutional investors. 24.3% of Zumiez shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Zumiez has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, 1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Zumiez | 1.36% | 3.62% | 1.77% |
| 1-800 FLOWERS.COM | -8.96% | -33.22% | -9.63% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Zumiez and 1-800 FLOWERS.COM, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Zumiez | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 1-800 FLOWERS.COM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a consensus price target of $3.75, suggesting a potential upside of 24.17%. Given 1-800 FLOWERS.COM’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe 1-800 FLOWERS.COM is more favorable than Zumiez.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Zumiez and 1-800 FLOWERS.COM”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Zumiez | $929.06 million | 0.26 | $13.38 million | $0.72 | 20.21 |
| 1-800 FLOWERS.COM | $1.50 billion | 0.13 | -$199.99 million | ($2.11) | -1.43 |
Zumiez has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 1-800 FLOWERS.COM. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zumiez, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Zumiez beats 1-800 FLOWERS.COM on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Zumiez
Zumiez Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men and women. The company provides hardgoods, including skateboards, snowboards, bindings, components, and other equipment. It operates stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia under the names of Zumiez, Blue Tomato, and Fast Times. It operates zumiez.com, zumiez.ca, blue-tomato.com, and fasttimes.com.au e-commerce websites. Zumiez Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington.
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. It offers its products and services through online platform under the 1-800-Flowers.com, 1-800-Baskets.com, Cheryl's Cookies, FruitBouquets.com, Harry & David, Moose Munch, The Popcorn Factory, Wolferman's Bakery, PersonalizationMall.com, Simply Chocolate, Vital Choice, DesignPac, Stock Yards, Shari's Berries, BloomNet, Napco, and Flowerama brand names. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Jericho, New York.
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