SMG vs. MOS, IPI, AVD, CF, FMC, FDP, AGRO, AVO, CRESY, and CVGW
Should 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
Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) and Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) are both fertilizers & agricultural chemicals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
In the previous week, Mosaic had 12 more articles in the media than Scotts Miracle-Gro. MarketBeat recorded 18 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.
Scotts Miracle-Gro presently has a consensus price target of $67.67, suggesting a potential downside of 2.26%. Mosaic has a consensus price target of $35.08, suggesting a potential downside of 5.92%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than Mosaic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Mosaic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Mosaic beats Scotts Miracle-Gro on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SMG) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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