Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Competitors $55.44 +0.05 (+0.08%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.48 +0.03 (+0.05%) As of 10/24/2025 06:02 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. MOS, IPI, AVD, CF, 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 Mosaic (MOS), Intrepid Potash (IPI), American Vanguard (AVD), CF Industries (CF), 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 Mosaic Intrepid Potash American Vanguard CF Industries FMC Fresh Del Monte Produce Mission Produce Adecoagro Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Calavo Growers Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) and Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) are both mid-cap fertilizers & agricultural chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is SMG or MOS more profitable? Mosaic has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Scotts Miracle-Gro's net margin of 1.54%. Mosaic's return on equity of 4.74% 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% Mosaic 8.35%4.74%2.43% Which has more volatility & risk, SMG or MOS? Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mosaic has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is SMG or MOS a better dividend stock? Scotts Miracle-Gro pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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. Mosaic pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mosaic has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SMG or MOS? 74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Mosaic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SMG or MOS? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioScotts Miracle-Gro$3.55B0.90-$34.90M$0.7672.95Mosaic$11.12B0.86$174.90M$2.9510.17 Do analysts recommend SMG or MOS? Scotts Miracle-Gro presently has a consensus price target of $69.17, indicating a potential upside of 24.75%. Mosaic has a consensus price target of $35.23, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than Mosaic.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Scotts Miracle-Gro 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Mosaic 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to SMG or MOS? In the previous week, Mosaic had 2 more articles in the media than Scotts Miracle-Gro. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Mosaic and 10 mentions for Scotts Miracle-Gro. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's score of 0.99 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Scotts Miracle-Gro 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mosaic 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryMosaic beats Scotts Miracle-Gro on 12 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$3.20B$2.90B$16.27B$22.10BDividend Yield4.76%3.97%3.16%3.55%P/E Ratio72.9511.1817.7633.37Price / Sales0.906.1847.2983.20Price / Cash14.837.4714.6024.64Price / Book-8.073.277.174.66Net Income-$34.90M$118.20M$680.91M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.18%0.48%0.60%2.22%1 Month Performance-1.06%1.40%0.71%1.79%1 Year Performance-36.08%-24.88%0.38%14.02% Scotts Miracle-Gro Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.8543 of 5 stars$55.45+0.1%$69.17+24.7%-36.0%$3.20B$3.55B72.956,200Analyst ForecastMOSMosaic4.915 of 5 stars$29.59+0.9%$35.46+19.9%+11.3%$9.39B$11.12B10.0313,765Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIPIIntrepid Potash1.1859 of 5 stars$27.91+1.9%$23.00-17.6%+13.9%$371.76M$254.69M-1.79440News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAVDAmerican Vanguard2.7988 of 5 stars$5.27+1.0%$12.00+127.7%-0.6%$149.83M$547.31M-1.18800News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCFCF Industries4.16 of 5 stars$83.93+0.5%$96.92+15.5%+3.9%$13.59B$5.94B10.962,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFMCFMC4.3961 of 5 stars$29.57+0.6%$43.08+45.7%-50.8%$3.69B$4.25B36.965,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFDPFresh Del Monte Produce3.8677 of 5 stars$35.48+2.8%N/A+19.5%$1.70B$4.28B11.3739,886News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAVOMission Produce4.7323 of 5 stars$11.77+0.4%$17.00+44.4%-1.0%$831.20M$1.23B21.803,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAGROAdecoagro2.9534 of 5 stars$7.63-0.2%$9.60+25.9%-33.5%$762.42M$1.52B21.7910,320News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCRESYCresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.3.0515 of 5 stars$9.52-0.6%N/A-1.7%$584.62M$887.72M8.282,867News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCVGWCalavo Growers3.9434 of 5 stars$23.79-0.1%$40.00+68.1%-11.6%$424.65M$661.54M27.032,106News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MOS Competitors IPI Competitors AVD Competitors CF 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 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyMissed Bitcoin when it was $100? 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