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Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$57.90 -1.42 (-2.40%)
Closing price 03/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock (NYSE:SMG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$56.98
$58.37
50-Day Range
$55.85
$77.74
52-Week Range
$55.68
$93.90
Volume
4.13 million shs
Average Volume
807,710 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.33 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
4.56%
Price Target
$74.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. It offers hydroponic products that help users to grow plants, flowers, and vegetables using little or no soil; lighting systems and components for use in hydroponic and indoor gardening applications; insect, rodent, and weed control products for home areas; and non-selective weed killer products. The company sells its products under the Scotts, Turf Builder, EZ Seed, PatchMaster, Thick'R Lawn, GrubEx, EdgeGuard, Handy Green II, Miracle-Gro, LiquaFeed, Shake N Feed, Hyponex, Earthgro, Nature Scapes, Ortho, Miracle-Gro Performance Organics, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, Whitney Farms, EcoScraps, Mother Earth, Botanicare, General Hydroponics, Cyco, Gavita, Agrolux, HydroLogic Purification System, Gro Pro, AeroGarden, Titan, Tomcat, Ortho Weed B Gon, Roundup, Groundclear, and Alchemist brands. It serves home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, large hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, e-commerce platforms, and food and drug stores, as well as indoor gardening and hydroponic distributors, retailers, and growers. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, Ohio.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

SMG MarketRank™: 

Scotts Miracle-Gro scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 189 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Scotts Miracle-Gro has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Scotts Miracle-Gro has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Scotts Miracle-Gro's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Scotts Miracle-Gro are expected to grow by 18.13% in the coming year, from $3.42 to $4.04 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is -120.61, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is -120.61, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Read more about Scotts Miracle-Gro's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.55% of the float of Scotts Miracle-Gro has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Scotts Miracle-Gro has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Scotts Miracle-Gro has recently increased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Scotts Miracle-Gro is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.42%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Scotts Miracle-Gro does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Scotts Miracle-Gro will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.35% next year. This indicates that Scotts Miracle-Gro will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Scotts Miracle-Gro's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.55% of the float of Scotts Miracle-Gro has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Scotts Miracle-Gro has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Scotts Miracle-Gro has recently increased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Scotts Miracle-Gro has a news sentiment score of 1.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Scotts Miracle-Gro this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for SMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    23 people have added Scotts Miracle-Gro to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Scotts Miracle-Gro insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,379,275.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    25.37% of the stock of Scotts Miracle-Gro is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    74.07% of the stock of Scotts Miracle-Gro is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Scotts Miracle-Gro's insider trading history.
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SMG Stock News Headlines

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SMG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Scotts Miracle-Gro's stock was trading at $66.34 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SMG stock has decreased by 12.7% and is now trading at $57.8960.
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.89) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.23) by $0.34. Scotts Miracle-Gro had a negative net margin of 0.67% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 51.48%.

Scotts Miracle-Gro's top institutional shareholders include Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (9.04%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (9.04%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.88%) and Earnest Partners LLC (5.40%). Insiders that own company stock include Hagedorn Partnership, LP, James Hagedorn, Christopher Hagedorn, Nathan Eric Baxter, Denise Stump, David C Evans, Stephen L Johnson, Julie Demuesy, Brian E Sandoval, Peter E Shumlin and James D King.
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Shares of SMG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Scotts Miracle-Gro investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), Marinus Pharmaceuticals (MRNS), The RMR Group (RMR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/7 Dividend
2/21/2025
Dividend Payable
3/07/2025
Today
3/23/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Agricultural chemicals
Sub-Industry
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:SMG
Employees
6,200
Year Founded
1868

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$74.00
High Stock Price Target
$80.00
Low Stock Price Target
$70.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.43
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
16.93
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$-34,900,000.00
Pretax Margin
-0.15%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.56 billion
Cash Flow
$3.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.81
Book Value
($8.34) per share
Price / Book
-6.94

Miscellaneous

Free Float
42,892,000
Market Cap
$3.33 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.79

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This page (NYSE:SMG) was last updated on 3/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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