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After finishing at $62.51 in the prior trading day, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) closed at $61.37, down -1.82%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. SMG stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.9588 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.11.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SMG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 69.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.93 and its Current Ratio is at 1.61.
On April 07, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $69.
Truist Upgraded its Hold to Buy on April 02, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $70.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 04 ’25 when Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. bought 70,000 shares for $62.13 per share.
Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 25,000 shares of SMG for $1,321,750 on May 02 ’25. The Director now owns 13,344,274 shares after completing the transaction at $52.87 per share. On May 02 ’25, another insider, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $52.87 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SMG now has a Market Capitalization of 3541969408 and an Enterprise Value of 5678248960. As of this moment, Scotts’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 80.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.65 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.123.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SMG is 1.96, which has changed by -0.105524 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SMG has reached a high of $93.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.41%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1185640 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 57.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.82M. Insiders hold about 24.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.73% stake in the company. Shares short for SMG as of 1752537600 were 4197805 with a Short Ratio of 4.19, compared to 1749772800 on 4386566. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4197805 and a Short% of Float of 9.56.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SMG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.64, compared to 2.64 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.042233247The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.23.
