Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Competitors

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer MOS or SMG?

In the previous week, Mosaic had 4 more articles in the media than Scotts Miracle-Gro. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Mosaic and 19 mentions for Scotts Miracle-Gro. Scotts Miracle-Gro's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Mosaic's score of 1.23 indicating that Scotts Miracle-Gro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mosaic	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Scotts Miracle-Gro	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MOS or SMG?

Mosaic received 349 more outperform votes than Scotts Miracle-Gro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.10% of users gave Mosaic an outperform vote while only 54.57% of users gave Scotts Miracle-Gro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mosaic	Outperform Votes 719 55.10%	Underperform Votes 586 44.90%
Scotts Miracle-Gro	Outperform Votes 370 54.57%	Underperform Votes 308 45.43%

Is MOS or SMG a better dividend stock?

Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Scotts Miracle-Gro pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Mosaic pays out 75.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Scotts Miracle-Gro pays out 528.0% 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 has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MOS or SMG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mosaic	$11.06B	1.00	$1.16B	$1.16	30.19
Scotts Miracle-Gro	$3.45B	1.02	-$34.90M	$0.50	121.69

Is MOS or SMG more profitable?

Mosaic has a net margin of 3.24% compared to Scotts Miracle-Gro's net margin of -0.67%. Mosaic's return on equity of 6.00% beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mosaic	3.24%	6.00%	3.17%
Scotts Miracle-Gro	-0.67%	-51.48%	4.85%

Which has more risk and volatility, MOS or SMG?

Mosaic has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MOS or SMG?

77.5% of Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Mosaic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MOS or SMG?

Mosaic currently has a consensus target price of $34.58, suggesting a potential downside of 1.25%. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a consensus target price of $65.83, suggesting a potential upside of 8.19%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than Mosaic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mosaic	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Scotts Miracle-Gro	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Mosaic beats Scotts Miracle-Gro on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.