Q4 EPS Forecast for Scotts Miracle-Gro Decreased by Analyst

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of ($1.84) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($1.40). The consensus estimate for Scotts Miracle-Gro's current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share.

SMG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from $75.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $77.00 to $72.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in a research note on Monday, December 9th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $72.00 price target on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Scotts Miracle-Gro has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $75.83.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Performance

Shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro stock traded down $1.43 during trading on Monday, hitting $68.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 735,890 shares, compared to its average volume of 696,562. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a 52 week low of $54.74 and a 52 week high of $93.90. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.73. The company has a market capitalization of $3.91 billion, a PE ratio of -141.86 and a beta of 1.74.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.89) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.23) by $0.34. Scotts Miracle-Gro had a negative return on equity of 51.48% and a negative net margin of 0.67%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($1.45) EPS.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. Scotts Miracle-Gro's dividend payout ratio is currently -549.99%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Christopher Hagedorn sold 3,568 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.50, for a total value of $255,112.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 55,972 shares in the company, valued at $4,001,998. This trade represents a 5.99 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Nathan Eric Baxter sold 11,359 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.37, for a total value of $856,127.83. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 51,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,891,428.47. This trade represents a 18.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 204,528 shares of company stock valued at $14,879,354 in the last 90 days. 25.37% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Scotts Miracle-Gro

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMG. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro during the 4th quarter worth $39,986,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,139,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro by 125.2% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,975 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $396,000 after buying an additional 3,322 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 42,303 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,807,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. 74.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Profile

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells products for lawn, garden care, and indoor and hydroponic gardening in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and Other. The company provides lawn care products, comprising lawn fertilizers, grass seed products, spreaders, and other durable products, as well as lawn-related weed, pest, and disease control products; and gardening and landscape products, which include water-soluble and continuous-release plant foods, potting mixes, garden soils, mulches and ground cover products, plant-related pest and disease control products, organic garden products, and live goods and seeding solutions.