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1-800 Flowers.com Beta

What is the Beta of 1-800 Flowers.com?

The Beta of 1-800 Flowers.com Inc. is 1.66

What is the definition of Beta?



BETA indicates whether a stock is more or less volatile than the market as a whole. A beta less than 1 indicates that the stock is less volatile than the market, while a beta more than 1 indicates that the stock is more volatile. Volatility is measured as the fluctuation of the price around the mean.

Beta is a measure of the risk arising from exposure to general market movements as opposed to idiosyncratic factors. The market portfolio of all investable assets has a beta of exactly 1. A beta below 1 can indicate either an investment with lower volatility than the market, or a volatile investment whose price movements are not highly correlated with the market. A beta greater than one generally means that the asset both is volatile and tends to move up and down with the market. Beta is important because it measures the risk of an investment that cannot be reduced by diversification. It does not measure the risk of an investment held on a stand-alone basis, but the amount of risk the investment adds to an already-diversified portfolio. In the capital asset pricing model, beta risk is the only kind of risk for which investors should receive an expected return higher than the risk-free rate of interest.

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What does 1-800 Flowers.com do?

1-800-flowers.com, inc. is the world’s leading florist and gift shop. for more than 38 years, 1-800-flowers® (1-800-356-9377 or www.1800flowers.com) has been helping deliver smiles for our customers with gifts for every occasion, including fresh flowers and the finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods, confections, candles, balloons and plush stuffed animals. as always, our 100% smile guarantee® backs every gift. 1-800-flowers.com was named a winner of the 2015 “best companies to work for in new york state” award by the new york society for human resource management (nys-shrm). the company’s bloomnet® international floral wire service (www.mybloomnet.net) provides a broad range of quality products and value-added services designed to help professional florists grow their businesses profitably. the 1-800-flowers.com “gift shop” also includes gourmet gifts such as premium, gift-quality fruits and other gourmet items from harry & david® (1-877-322-1200 or www.harryanddavid.

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