Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is a consumer-focused lawn and garden products company headquartered in Marysville, Ohio. Founded in 1868, the company develops, manufactures and markets products that help consumers grow and maintain lawns, gardens and outdoor spaces.

Its portfolio includes lawn fertilizers, grass seed, plant foods, gardening products, pest-control solutions and related outdoor-care items. Key consumer brands have included Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Ortho and Tomcat, with products sold through home-improvement retailers, mass merchants, nurseries, garden centers and other distribution channels.

Scotts Miracle-Gro primarily serves customers in the United States and Canada. Through its Hawthorne Gardening business, the company has also provided hydroponic gardening equipment, nutrients, lighting and other controlled-environment growing products for indoor and specialty growers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $48.90 to $51.00
• 50-Day Range: $48.49 to $73.35
• 52-Week Range: $47.90 to $75.34
• Volume: 986,416 shs
• Average Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.60
• Dividend Yield: 5.39%
• Price Target: $75.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Scotts Miracle-Gro scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Scotts Miracle-Gro has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Scotts Miracle-Gro has a consensus price target of $75.20, representing about 53.5% upside from its current price of $48.98.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Scotts Miracle-Gro has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Scotts Miracle-Gro are expected to grow by 6.38% in the coming year, from $4.39 to $4.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is 42.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is 42.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.82.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.76% of the float of Scotts Miracle-Gro has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Scotts Miracle-Gro has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.29.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Scotts Miracle-Gro has recently increased by 2.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Scotts Miracle-Gro is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.39%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Scotts Miracle-Gro does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is 229.57%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Scotts Miracle-Gro will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.53% next year. This indicates that Scotts Miracle-Gro will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Scotts Miracle-Gro has a news sentiment score of 0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Scotts Miracle-Gro this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for SMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Scotts Miracle-Gro to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Scotts Miracle-Gro insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,154,734.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.40% of the stock of Scotts Miracle-Gro is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.07% of the stock of Scotts Miracle-Gro is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SMG
• CIK: 825542
• Web: www.scottsmiraclegro.com
• Phone: (937) 644-0011
• Fax: 937-578-5754
• Employees: 5,900
• Year Founded: 1868

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Scotts Miracle-Gro: $75.20
• High Price Target: $79.00
• Low Price Target: $67.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +53.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $145.20 million
• Net Margins: 2.19%
• Pretax Margin: 7.39%
• Return on Equity: -81.90%
• Return on Assets: 8.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.83
• Cash Flow: $5.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.61
• Book Value: ($6.19) per share
• Price / Book: -7.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,180,000
• Free Float: 43,986,000
• Market Cap: $2.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.87