Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Competitors $74.41 -0.07 (-0.09%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SMG vs. CF, MOS, IPI, AVD, ICL, UAN, BIOX, CBUS, CGA, and EVGNShould you be buying Scotts Miracle-Gro stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Scotts Miracle-Gro include CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Intrepid Potash (IPI), American Vanguard (AVD), ICL Group (ICL), CVR Partners (UAN), Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX), Cibus (CBUS), China Green Agriculture (CGA), and Evogene (EVGN). Scotts Miracle-Gro vs. CF Industries Mosaic Intrepid Potash American Vanguard ICL Group CVR Partners Bioceres Crop Solutions Cibus China Green Agriculture Evogene CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is CF or SMG a better dividend stock? CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Scotts Miracle-Gro pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CF Industries pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scotts Miracle-Gro pays out -382.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Scotts Miracle-Gro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer CF or SMG? CF Industries presently has a consensus price target of $88.42, indicating a potential upside of 1.55%. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a consensus price target of $78.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.63%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than CF Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CF Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Scotts Miracle-Gro 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders and institutionals believe in CF or SMG? 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CF or SMG? In the previous week, CF Industries had 13 more articles in the media than Scotts Miracle-Gro. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CF Industries and 8 mentions for Scotts Miracle-Gro. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's score of 0.67 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CF Industries 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Scotts Miracle-Gro 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, CF or SMG? CF Industries has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CF or SMG? CF Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Scotts Miracle-Gro. Scotts Miracle-Gro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CF Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCF Industries$5.98B2.53$1.53B$6.3213.78Scotts Miracle-Gro$3.55B1.19-$34.90M-$0.69-107.84 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CF or SMG? CF Industries received 443 more outperform votes than Scotts Miracle-Gro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.94% of users gave CF Industries an outperform vote while only 54.35% of users gave Scotts Miracle-Gro an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCF IndustriesOutperform Votes80560.94% Underperform Votes51639.06% Scotts Miracle-GroOutperform Votes36254.35% Underperform Votes30445.65% Is CF or SMG more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 19.45% compared to Scotts Miracle-Gro's net margin of -0.98%. CF Industries' return on equity of 14.57% beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CF Industries19.45% 14.57% 8.40% Scotts Miracle-Gro -0.98%-44.97%3.77% SummaryCF Industries beats Scotts Miracle-Gro on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial Metals“This Changes Everything” - Trump Hands Millions Massive IRS GiftNow it's your time to return the favor by taking advantage of this tax "revenge loophole." Because even as we wait for Trump's agenda to kick in…>> YES! Send Me My FREE Gold Guide! Get Scotts Miracle-Gro News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SMG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricScotts Miracle-GroAgricultural chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.23B$4.17B$2.88B$19.82BDividend Yield3.62%3.68%5.15%3.49%P/E Ratio-107.8440.56110.0342.32Price / Sales1.196.27540,856.0520.75Price / Cash19.477.4223.6821.65Price / Book-10.831.033.664.66Net Income-$34.90M$314.10M$149.78M$983.45M7 Day Performance2.49%-3.95%-3.53%-2.12%1 Month Performance-17.17%-3.24%-3.82%-0.47%1 Year Performance30.82%-23.06%27.20%24.69% Scotts Miracle-Gro Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.1282 of 5 stars$74.41-0.1%$78.60+5.6%+30.8%$4.23B$3.55B-107.846,500CFCF Industries3.8379 of 5 stars$85.21+1.2%N/A+8.7%$14.83B$6.63B13.482,700Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsMOSMosaic4.2387 of 5 stars$26.12+1.0%N/A-28.3%$8.32B$13.70B23.1214,049Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastIPIIntrepid Potash0.9162 of 5 stars$27.53+0.5%N/A+38.6%$362.30M$279.08M-8.22440AVDAmerican Vanguard3.923 of 5 stars$6.45+9.5%N/A-34.3%$186.02M$579.37M-6.26845Short Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeICLICL Group2.0423 of 5 stars$4.29+0.2%N/A-12.4%$5.64B$7.54B13.8413,350Earnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑UANCVR Partners2.9052 of 5 stars$71.22-1.0%N/A-3.7%$1.22B$681.48M14.33310Insider BuyingShort Interest ↑News CoverageBIOXBioceres Crop Solutions2.8322 of 5 stars$6.84+2.7%N/A-45.7%$429.89M$464.80M342.17500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCBUSCibus2.6911 of 5 stars$4.90-7.7%N/A-66.6%$129.65M$1.82M-0.22183Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpCGAChina Green Agriculture1.0177 of 5 stars$1.82-9.9%N/A-15.2%$26.92M$95.85M-0.89424Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownEVGNEvogene3.2498 of 5 stars$1.88-4.1%N/A-73.4%$10.10M$5.64M-0.47140Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CF Competitors MOS Competitors IPI Competitors AVD Competitors ICL Competitors UAN Competitors BIOX Competitors CBUS Competitors CGA Competitors EVGN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SMG) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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