[May 16, 2013] Lowest Projected Earnings Growth in the Internet Retail Industry Detected in Shares of Shutterfly (SFLY, EXPE, NILE, PCLN, FLWS) Tweet May 16, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Internet Retail industry with the lowest projected earnings growth. The growth of earnings per share (current fiscal year estimated vs. last year actual) is important to gauge future profitability and relative value. Higher EPS growth generally justifies higher earnings multiples.Shutterfly ranks lowest with a projected earnings growth of 9.5%. Expedia is next with a projected earnings growth of 11.2%. Blue Nile ranks third lowest with a projected earnings growth of 15.5%. priceline.com follows with a projected earnings growth of 23.9%, and 1-800-Flowers.com rounds out the bottom five with a projected earnings growth of 46.7%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of 1-800-Flowers.com on December 11th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $3.43. Since that recommendation, shares of 1-800-Flowers.com have risen 86.9%. We continue to monitor 1-800-Flowers.com for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]