Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Competitors $61.87 -0.79 (-1.26%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.95 +0.08 (+0.13%) As of 08/1/2025 07:51 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, 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 CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Intrepid Potash (IPI), American Vanguard (AVD), 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 CF Industries Mosaic Intrepid Potash American Vanguard FMC Fresh Del Monte Produce Adecoagro Mission Produce 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, SMG or CF? Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 2.2%. 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 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CF Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Does the media prefer SMG or CF? In the previous week, Scotts Miracle-Gro had 13 more articles in the media than CF Industries. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Scotts Miracle-Gro and 15 mentions for CF Industries. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's score of 0.67 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CF Industries 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SMG or CF? 74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CF Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SMG or CF? Scotts Miracle-Gro currently has a consensus price target of $71.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.30%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $95.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.54%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67CF Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$3.55B1.01-$34.90M$0.7681.41CF Industries$5.94B2.62$1.22B$7.5912.06 Is SMG or CF more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Scotts Miracle-Gro's net margin of 1.54%. CF Industries' return on equity of 17.39% 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 21.80%17.39%9.82% SummaryCF Industries 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$3.62B$2.84B$15.75B$20.63BDividend Yield4.21%3.59%3.20%3.67%P/E Ratio81.4112.0318.5229.01Price / Sales1.013.3745.7665.92Price / Cash16.757.9514.5022.82Price / Book-20.902.825.884.43Net Income-$34.90M$126.43M$690.35M$993.74M7 Day Performance-10.76%-7.29%-5.25%-3.39%1 Month Performance-10.39%-6.81%-3.77%-2.10%1 Year Performance-13.67%-10.14%-0.29%10.09% Scotts Miracle-Gro Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.2683 of 5 stars$61.87-1.3%$71.33+15.3%-17.7%$3.62B$3.55B81.416,200News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCFCF Industries3.7165 of 5 stars$92.60-0.8%$94.50+2.1%+20.8%$15.70B$5.94B12.202,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeMOSMosaic4.4016 of 5 stars$36.46-1.2%$36.75+0.8%+22.3%$11.57B$11.06B31.4313,765Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsIPIIntrepid Potash1.8045 of 5 stars$35.15-2.1%$24.00-31.7%+30.5%$468.20M$254.69M-2.21440Upcoming EarningsAVDAmerican Vanguard2.73 of 5 stars$3.63-2.7%$12.00+230.6%-54.0%$102.48M$547.31M-0.75800News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap DownFMCFMC4.4693 of 5 stars$42.63-1.3%$51.15+20.0%-40.9%$5.32B$4.25B16.275,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFDPFresh Del Monte Produce4.0466 of 5 stars$35.65+0.0%N/A+51.7%$1.71B$4.28B11.6539,886Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAGROAdecoagro3.1034 of 5 stars$9.23-2.4%$10.07+9.1%-5.9%$922.94M$1.58B14.8910,320AVOMission Produce4.445 of 5 stars$12.10+0.4%$15.50+28.1%+11.0%$854.50M$1.23B24.203,100CRESYCresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.1.4134 of 5 stars$11.59+2.0%N/A+43.5%$711.71M$695.58B10.082,867CVGWCalavo Growers4.0871 of 5 stars$26.310.0%$35.00+33.0%+13.7%$469.29M$694.49M45.362,106 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CF Competitors MOS Competitors IPI Competitors AVD 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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