Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Competitors $69.23 +1.09 (+1.60%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.70 -0.53 (-0.77%) As of 07/8/2025 07:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SMG vs. MOS, IPI, AVD, CF, FMC, FDP, AGRO, AVO, CRESY, and CVGWShould you be buying Scotts Miracle-Gro stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Scotts Miracle-Gro include Mosaic (MOS), Intrepid Potash (IPI), American Vanguard (AVD), CF Industries (CF), FMC (FMC), Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP), Adecoagro (AGRO), Mission Produce (AVO), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY), and Calavo Growers (CVGW). Scotts Miracle-Gro vs. Its Competitors Mosaic Intrepid Potash American Vanguard CF Industries FMC Fresh Del Monte Produce Adecoagro Mission Produce Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Calavo Growers Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) and Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) are both fertilizers & agricultural chemicals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Is SMG or MOS more profitable? Mosaic has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Scotts Miracle-Gro's net margin of 1.04%. Mosaic's return on equity of 4.91% beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Scotts Miracle-Gro1.04% -56.15% 5.61% Mosaic 3.32%4.91%2.53% Do analysts recommend SMG or MOS? Scotts Miracle-Gro currently has a consensus price target of $67.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.26%. Mosaic has a consensus price target of $35.08, indicating a potential downside of 5.92%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than Mosaic.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Scotts Miracle-Gro 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Mosaic 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Which has more volatility and risk, SMG or MOS? Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mosaic has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SMG or MOS? 74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Mosaic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SMG or MOS a better dividend stock? Scotts Miracle-Gro pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Scotts Miracle-Gro pays out 528.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mosaic pays out 75.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mosaic has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to SMG or MOS? In the previous week, Mosaic had 11 more articles in the media than Scotts Miracle-Gro. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Mosaic and 6 mentions for Scotts Miracle-Gro. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's score of 0.58 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Scotts Miracle-Gro 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mosaic 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, SMG or MOS? Mosaic has higher revenue and earnings than Scotts Miracle-Gro. Mosaic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scotts Miracle-Gro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioScotts Miracle-Gro$3.55B1.12-$34.90M$0.50138.46Mosaic$11.06B1.07$174.90M$1.1632.15 SummaryMosaic beats Scotts Miracle-Gro on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 SMG 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-GroAGRI OPERATIONS IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.93B$2.87B$16.33B$20.52BDividend Yield3.87%3.53%3.14%3.78%P/E Ratio138.4613.2119.9227.79Price / Sales1.124.4356.9540.41Price / Cash18.218.3114.6922.26Price / Book-10.082.916.144.58Net Income-$34.90M$126.43M$680.31M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.28%-0.07%-0.82%0.41%1 Month Performance5.91%-4.33%-0.65%3.59%1 Year Performance13.31%-14.95%7.52%14.47% Scotts Miracle-Gro Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.0198 of 5 stars$69.23+1.6%$67.67-2.3%+11.3%$3.93B$3.55B138.466,200MOSMosaic4.2148 of 5 stars$36.49+3.3%$34.58-5.2%+37.8%$11.58B$11.12B31.4613,765Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIPIIntrepid Potash0.6391 of 5 stars$35.74+1.4%$19.00-46.8%+58.7%$476.06M$254.69M-2.25440News CoverageAVDAmerican Vanguard3.2924 of 5 stars$3.90-0.8%$12.00+207.7%-50.5%$110.10M$547.31M-0.80800CFCF Industries4.1207 of 5 stars$91.93+1.0%$91.79-0.2%+39.8%$15.59B$5.94B12.112,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFMCFMC4.2939 of 5 stars$41.77-2.7%$50.15+20.1%-22.9%$5.22B$4.25B15.945,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastFDPFresh Del Monte Produce4.0783 of 5 stars$32.37+1.0%N/A+54.7%$1.55B$4.28B10.5839,886AGROAdecoagro1.9075 of 5 stars$9.15+1.0%$10.55+15.3%-4.6%$914.94M$1.58B14.7610,320AVOMission Produce4.4762 of 5 stars$11.72-1.1%$15.50+32.3%+23.1%$827.67M$1.23B23.443,100CRESYCresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.2.5004 of 5 stars$10.76-0.8%N/A+35.4%$651.09M$1.43B9.362,867CVGWCalavo Growers3.7525 of 5 stars$26.59-1.1%$35.00+31.6%+20.6%$474.37M$661.54M45.852,106 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MOS Competitors IPI Competitors AVD Competitors CF Competitors FMC Competitors FDP Competitors AGRO Competitors AVO Competitors CRESY Competitors CVGW Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SMG) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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