Q4 EPS Estimate for Scotts Miracle-Gro Reduced by Analyst

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Scotts Miracle-Gro in a report released on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of ($1.88) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($1.75). The consensus estimate for Scotts Miracle-Gro's current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Scotts Miracle-Gro's FY2026 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.95 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.50 billion. Scotts Miracle-Gro had a negative return on equity of 51.48% and a negative net margin of 0.67%. The business's revenue was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.69 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from $80.00 to $65.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Truist Financial raised Scotts Miracle-Gro from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $70.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Scotts Miracle-Gro from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $78.00 to $70.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $72.00 to $69.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $65.50.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Trading Down 1.8 %

SMG stock traded down $1.01 during trading on Monday, hitting $53.88. 903,837 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 948,422. The stock has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -112.25 and a beta of 1.98. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a one year low of $45.61 and a one year high of $93.90. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $55.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.71.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.66 dividend. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Scotts Miracle-Gro's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 528.00%.

Insider Transactions at Scotts Miracle-Gro

In other news, Director Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 12,123 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.86, for a total value of $810,543.78. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 13,432,151 shares in the company, valued at $898,073,615.86. This trade represents a 0.09 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Brian E. Sandoval sold 1,513 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.86, for a total value of $99,646.18. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 13,039 shares of the company's stock, valued at $858,748.54. This represents a 10.40 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 25.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Scotts Miracle-Gro

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SMG. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro during the 4th quarter worth $53,453,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,986,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,434,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 157.3% during the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 469,336 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $31,136,000 after buying an additional 286,962 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 72.6% in the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 628,414 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $41,689,000 after buying an additional 264,369 shares in the last quarter. 74.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Profile

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.