NYSE:SMG Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $56.01 +0.15 (+0.27%) Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.76 -0.24 (-0.44%) As of 04:03 AM 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock (NYSE:SMG) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Scotts Miracle-Gro alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$55.43▼$56.6450-Day Range$48.49▼$62.7352-Week Range$47.90▼$75.34Volume976,976 shsAverage Volume1.20 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.26 billionP/E Ratio48.70Dividend Yield4.71%Price Target$70.20Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is a provider of consumer lawn and garden products headquartered in Marysville, Ohio. The company develops and markets products designed to help consumers grow and maintain lawns, gardens, landscapes and indoor plants. Its portfolio includes lawn fertilizers, grass seed, plant food, gardening products, pest-control solutions, soils and related growing supplies. Key consumer brands include Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Ortho and Tomcat. The company also has a history of serving the controlled-environment agriculture and hydroponics markets through specialized growing products and supplies. Scotts Miracle-Gro was founded in 1868 and has built a broad distribution network serving retail customers, garden centers and other outlets. Its products are sold primarily in the United States and Canada, with additional international operations and brand presence in selected markets.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks76th Percentile Overall ScoreSMG MarketRank™: 3.795615559415 of 5 starsScotts Miracle-Gro scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingScotts Miracle-Gro has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialScotts Miracle-Gro has a consensus price target of $70.20, representing about 25.3% upside from its current price of $56.01.Amount of Analyst CoverageScotts Miracle-Gro has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Scotts Miracle-Gro's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.38% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is 48.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 41.35.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is 48.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.60.Read more about Scotts Miracle-Gro's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted12.11% of the float of Scotts Miracle-Gro has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverScotts Miracle-Gro has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.98, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Scotts Miracle-Gro has recently increased by 12.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipScotts Miracle-Gro is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthScotts Miracle-Gro does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Scotts Miracle-Gro is 229.57%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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.Read more about Scotts Miracle-Gro's dividend. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.20 News SentimentScotts Miracle-Gro has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Scotts Miracle-Gro this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for SMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Scotts Miracle-Gro to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.1 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 Insiders24.40% 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 Institutions74.07% 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.Read more about Scotts Miracle-Gro's insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. SMG Stock News HeadlinesScotts Miracle-Gro Finalizes Executive Separation AgreementOctober 16, 2026 | tipranks.comUBS upgrades Scotts Miracle-Gro to buy from neutralOctober 16, 2026 | msn.comYour book is insideBlane Markham and the Markham Trading Team are giving readers a limited window to download their options strategy guide, titled How To Turn 100 Into 1000 Gains, before it moves behind a paywall. The guide walks through options trading concepts the team uses in its own research and education materials. Once the paywall goes up, free access ends for good. | TradeWins (Ad)Scotts Miracle-Gro's Recent Share Pullback Creates 'Attractive' Risk/Reward Setup, UBS SaysOctober 15, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comScotts Miracle-Gro climbs as UBS upgrades stock on valuationOctober 15, 2026 | seekingalpha.comScotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) Critical ReviewOctober 13, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comWells Fargo Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)October 7, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comScotts Miracle-Gro Names Chief Information OfficerOctober 6, 2026 | marketscreener.comMSee More Headlines SMG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SMG shares performed this year? Scotts Miracle-Gro's stock was trading at $58.41 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, SMG stock has decreased by 4.1% and is now trading at $56.0090. How were Scotts Miracle-Gro's earnings last quarter? The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The basic materials company reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.34. The business's revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Scotts Miracle-Gro's major shareholders? Scotts Miracle-Gro's top institutional investors include Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.39%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.11%), Investors Research Corp (0.04%) and Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Hagedorn Partnership, LP, James Hagedorn, Christopher Hagedorn, Nathan Eric Baxter, Stephen L Johnson, Julie Demuesy, Mark J Scheiwer and Mark D Kingdon. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro? Shares of SMG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Scotts Miracle-Gro own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Scotts Miracle-Gro investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Canopy Growth (CGC), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Walt Disney (DIS). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Record date for 9/4 Dividend8/21/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend8/21/2026Dividend Payable9/04/2026Today10/22/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End9/30/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (3w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 3 weeks, SMG's financial health has been in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorMaterials Industry Chemicals Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Current SymbolNYSE:SMG CIK825542 Webwww.scottsmiraclegro.com Phone(937) 644-0011Fax937-578-5754Employees5,900Year Founded1868Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Scotts Miracle-Gro$70.20 High Price Target$79.00 Low Price Target$60.00 Potential Upside/Downside+25.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.15 Trailing P/E Ratio48.70 Forward P/E Ratio12.76 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$145.20 million Net Margins2.19% Pretax Margin7.39% Return on Equity-81.90% Return on Assets8.97% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.21 Quick Ratio0.78 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.41 billion Price / Sales0.95 Cash Flow$5.11 per share Price / Cash Flow10.95 Book Value($6.19) per share Price / Book-9.05Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares58,180,000Free Float43,986,000Market Cap$3.26 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.87 Social Links The 7 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2027Looking for higher dividend income in 2027? 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