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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $61.72 to $62.64
• 50-Day Range: $58.49 to $70.14
• 52-Week Range: $45.61 to $93.90
• Volume: 755,994 shs
• Average Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 81.72
• Dividend Yield: 4.25%
• Price Target: $71.17
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Scotts Miracle-Gro scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Scotts Miracle-Gro has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Scotts Miracle-Gro has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.13%

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 81.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is 81.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.38.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.18% 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 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Scotts Miracle-Gro has recently decreased by 14.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Scotts Miracle-Gro is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.25%, 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 Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is 347.37%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.27

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.18% 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 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Scotts Miracle-Gro has recently decreased by 14.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

Scotts Miracle-Gro has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Scotts Miracle-Gro this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for SMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Scotts Miracle-Gro to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $4,359,600.00 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.

SMG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SMG shares performed this year?

Scotts Miracle-Gro's stock was trading at $66.34 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SMG stock has decreased by 6.4% and is now trading at $62.1070.

How were Scotts Miracle-Gro's earnings last quarter?

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The basic materials company reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.19 by $0.40. Scotts Miracle-Gro's revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Scotts Miracle-Gro's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Scotts Miracle-Gro include State Street Corp (2.64%), Captrust Financial Advisors (1.75%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (1.56%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (1.42%). 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 Mark J Scheiwer.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Scotts Miracle-Gro own?

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

• Record date for 6/6 Dividend: 5/23/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend: 5/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/06/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Record date for 9/5 Dividend: 8/22/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend: 8/22/2025
• Today: 8/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: AGRI OPERATIONS
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SMG
• CIK: 825542
• Web: www.scotts.com
• Phone: (937) 644-0011
• Fax: 937-578-5754
• Employees: 6,200
• Year Founded: 1868

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Scotts Miracle-Gro: $71.17
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 81.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.22
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$34.90 million
• Net Margins: 1.54%
• Pretax Margin: 2.91%
• Return on Equity: -60.46%
• Return on Assets: 6.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.01
• Cash Flow: $3.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.59
• Book Value: ($2.96) per share
• Price / Book: -21.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,740,000
• Free Float: 43,091,000
• Market Cap: $3.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.97