1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) versus Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) Financial Comparison

Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) and 1-800 FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.4% of Tilly’s shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.4% of Tilly’s shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of 1-800 FLOWERS.COM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Tilly’s and 1-800 FLOWERS.COM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tilly’s	0.34%	2.37%	0.61%
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	-8.96%	-36.75%	-10.16%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Tilly’s and 1-800 FLOWERS.COM, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tilly’s	0	3	0	0	2.00
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	1	1	1	0	2.00

Tilly’s presently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.58%. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a consensus price target of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.66%. Given Tilly’s’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tilly’s is more favorable than 1-800 FLOWERS.COM.

Volatility and Risk

Tilly’s has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1-800 FLOWERS.COM has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tilly’s 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
Tilly’s	$553.59 million	0.23	-$17.45 million	$0.06	69.67
1-800 FLOWERS.COM	$1.50 billion	0.12	-$134.76 million	($2.11)	-1.36

Tilly’s 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 Tilly’s, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Tilly’s beats 1-800 FLOWERS.COM on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tilly’s

Tilly’s, Inc. engages in the retail of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. Its stores are located in retail centers, including malls, lifestyle centers, power centers, community centers, outlet centers, and street-front locations. The company was founded by Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine in 1982 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

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.