Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Competitors $71.91 -0.49 (-0.68%) (As of 11:39 AM 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 Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and community ranking. Does the media refer more to SMG or CF? In the previous week, CF Industries had 15 more articles in the media than Scotts Miracle-Gro. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for CF Industries and 5 mentions for Scotts Miracle-Gro. Scotts Miracle-Gro's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat CF Industries' score of 0.87 indicating that Scotts Miracle-Gro is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Scotts Miracle-Gro 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CF Industries 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SMG or CF? 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 RatioScotts Miracle-Gro$3.55B1.17-$34.90M-$0.69-105.01CF Industries$5.98B2.52$1.53B$6.3213.71 Is SMG or CF a better dividend stock? Scotts Miracle-Gro pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Scotts Miracle-Gro pays out -382.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CF Industries pays out 31.6% 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. Which has more risk & volatility, SMG or CF? Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in SMG or CF? 74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CF Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMG or CF? CF Industries received 444 more outperform votes than Scotts Miracle-Gro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.97% of users gave CF Industries an outperform vote while only 54.27% of users gave Scotts Miracle-Gro an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformScotts Miracle-GroOutperform Votes36254.27% Underperform Votes30545.73% CF IndustriesOutperform Votes80660.97% Underperform Votes51639.03% Is SMG or CF 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 Scotts Miracle-Gro-0.98% -44.97% 3.77% CF Industries 19.45%14.57%8.40% Do analysts prefer SMG or CF? Scotts Miracle-Gro currently has a consensus price target of $77.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.96%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $90.38, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than CF Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Scotts Miracle-Gro 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29CF Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 SummaryCF Industries beats Scotts Miracle-Gro on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$4.20B$4.51B$2.74B$19.67BDividend Yield3.51%3.47%5.26%3.51%P/E Ratio-105.0143.84118.1443.76Price / Sales1.174.07826,799.9217.40Price / Cash20.097.5523.4421.73Price / Book-10.550.883.385.46Net Income-$34.90M$340.44M$150.23M$987.68M7 Day Performance-1.48%-3.43%-2.68%-2.32%1 Month Performance-3.18%-0.68%5.03%0.63%1 Year Performance21.13%-33.25%20.30%16.39% Scotts Miracle-Gro Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMGScotts Miracle-Gro3.9838 of 5 stars$72.07-0.5%$77.50+7.5%+19.1%$4.14B$3.55B-104.456,200CFCF Industries3.8692 of 5 stars$87.00-2.8%$90.38+3.9%+13.7%$15.14B$5.98B14.162,700MOSMosaic4.7972 of 5 stars$26.02-2.9%$35.40+36.0%-30.5%$8.27B$11.46B23.7414,049Positive NewsIPIIntrepid Potash2.0458 of 5 stars$25.00-0.6%$21.00-16.0%+2.1%$329.08M$255.55M-7.51440AVDAmerican Vanguard3.3069 of 5 stars$4.97-5.5%$16.67+235.3%-58.2%$143.08M$553.84M-5.11845News CoverageICLICL Group2.2245 of 5 stars$4.96-2.7%$4.00-19.4%-2.0%$6.52B$6.93B15.9713,350Positive NewsUANCVR Partners2.4465 of 5 stars$75.45+0.4%N/A+11.4%$1.29B$527.39M15.12310Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsBIOXBioceres Crop Solutions3.5431 of 5 stars$6.98+4.8%$12.13+73.7%-49.7%$438.68M$441.27M344.50500Short Interest ↓CBUSCibus1.9979 of 5 stars$3.96-2.9%$22.83+476.6%-75.5%$104.78M$1.82M-0.18183Short Interest ↑CGAChina Green AgricultureN/A$1.98+0.5%N/A-5.7%$29.28M$95.85M-0.98424Analyst ForecastNews CoverageEVGNEvogene2.4858 of 5 stars$1.36-0.7%$12.00+782.4%-81.5%$7.30M$7.48M-0.31140News CoveragePositive News 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 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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