Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Competitors $60.78 -0.93 (-1.51%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$60.74 -0.04 (-0.07%) As of 09/12/2025 07:15 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. CF, MOS, IPI, AVD, FMC, FDP, AVO, AGRO, CRESY, and CVGWShould 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), FMC (FMC), Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP), Mission Produce (AVO), Adecoagro (AGRO), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY), and Calavo Growers (CVGW). Scotts Miracle-Gro vs. Its Competitors CF Industries Mosaic Intrepid Potash American Vanguard FMC Fresh Del Monte Produce Mission Produce Adecoagro Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Calavo Growers Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both fertilizers & agricultural chemicals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, SMG or CF? Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. 25.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SMG or CF more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 20.19% compared to Scotts Miracle-Gro's net margin of 1.54%. CF Industries' return on equity of 17.10% beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Scotts Miracle-Gro1.54% -60.46% 6.35% CF Industries 20.19%17.10%9.58% 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 4.3%. CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Scotts Miracle-Gro pays out 347.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CF Industries pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CF Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend SMG or CF? Scotts Miracle-Gro presently has a consensus price target of $71.17, indicating a potential upside of 17.09%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.75%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86CF Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has higher earnings and valuation, SMG or CF? CF Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Scotts Miracle-Gro. CF Industries 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$3.55B0.99-$34.90M$0.7679.97CF Industries$5.94B2.34$1.22B$7.6611.20 Does the media refer more to SMG or CF? In the previous week, CF Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Scotts Miracle-Gro. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for CF Industries and 18 mentions for Scotts Miracle-Gro. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's score of 1.15 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Scotts Miracle-Gro 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CF Industries 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCF Industries beats Scotts Miracle-Gro on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$3.56B$2.85B$16.18B$21.69BDividend Yield4.28%3.71%3.01%3.47%P/E Ratio79.9711.8218.1929.69Price / Sales0.994.7947.9070.32Price / Cash16.498.0314.9525.00Price / Book-8.852.966.134.58Net Income-$34.90M$119.83M$679.99M$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.64%-1.34%1.12%0.65%1 Month Performance-4.59%-5.90%-0.18%3.07%1 Year Performance-12.85%-10.32%5.63%14.34% Scotts Miracle-Gro Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.8662 of 5 stars$60.78-1.5%$71.17+17.1%-8.5%$3.56B$3.55B79.976,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCFCF Industries4.0089 of 5 stars$84.51+0.0%$95.00+12.4%+10.4%$13.69B$5.94B11.032,800Positive NewsMOSMosaic4.548 of 5 stars$32.58+0.4%$36.42+11.8%+33.8%$10.34B$11.12B11.0413,765Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeIPIIntrepid Potash1.805 of 5 stars$29.20+2.7%$23.00-21.2%+24.5%$388.94M$254.69M-1.87440Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AVDAmerican Vanguard3.2892 of 5 stars$5.70+2.0%$12.00+110.5%-4.6%$162.05M$547.31M-1.28800Positive NewsShort Interest ↓FMCFMC4.5175 of 5 stars$37.91+0.3%$49.58+30.8%-38.2%$4.73B$4.25B47.385,700Positive NewsFDPFresh Del Monte Produce4.1422 of 5 stars$35.40-1.4%N/A+25.3%$1.70B$4.28B11.3539,886News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAVOMission Produce4.7533 of 5 stars$12.87+1.9%$15.50+20.4%-3.8%$908.88M$1.23B25.743,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeAGROAdecoagro2.9647 of 5 stars$8.03-3.1%$9.60+19.6%-29.6%$802.42M$1.52B22.9310,320Short Interest ↑CRESYCresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.3.0732 of 5 stars$8.88-8.4%N/A-6.7%$545.32M$887.72M7.722,867News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCVGWCalavo Growers4.2643 of 5 stars$27.21+0.1%$35.00+28.6%-7.7%$485.43M$661.54M46.912,106News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CF Competitors MOS Competitors IPI Competitors AVD Competitors FMC Competitors FDP Competitors AVO Competitors AGRO 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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