Groupon (GRPN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, FLWS or GRPN?

1-800-FLOWERS.COM has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Groupon has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FLWS or GRPN?

1-800-FLOWERS.COM has higher revenue and earnings than Groupon. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Groupon, 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
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	$1.83B	0.27	-$6.11M	-$0.11	-71.16
Groupon	$514.91M	0.99	-$55.41M	$0.51	25.03

Does the media prefer FLWS or GRPN?

In the previous week, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM had 4 more articles in the media than Groupon. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and 1 mentions for Groupon. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Groupon's score of 0.09 indicating that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FLWS or GRPN?

Groupon received 435 more outperform votes than 1-800-FLOWERS.COM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.89% of users gave 1-800-FLOWERS.COM an outperform vote while only 58.96% of users gave Groupon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	Outperform Votes 486 64.89%	Underperform Votes 263 35.11%
Groupon	Outperform Votes 921 58.96%	Underperform Votes 641 41.04%

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

38.4% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Groupon shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.0% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.9% of Groupon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FLWS or GRPN more profitable?

Groupon has a net margin of 3.87% compared to 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's net margin of -0.43%. Groupon's return on equity of 91.94% beat 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	-0.43%	-0.76%	-0.34%
Groupon	3.87%	91.94%	3.31%

Do analysts prefer FLWS or GRPN?

1-800-FLOWERS.COM currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.19%. Groupon has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.18%. Given Groupon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Groupon is more favorable than 1-800-FLOWERS.COM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Groupon	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Groupon beats 1-800-FLOWERS.COM on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.