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After finishing at $62.5 in the prior trading day, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) closed at $62.17, down -0.53%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. SMG stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.65.
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 70.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.68. 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 Feb 12 ’25 when Scheiwer Mark J sold 1,500 shares for $66.05 per share. The transaction valued at 99,068 led to the insider holds 6,834 shares of the business.
Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 70,000 shares of SMG for $4,359,623 on Aug 04 ’25. The Director now owns 13,274,274 shares after completing the transaction at $62.28 per share. On Aug 04 ’25, another insider, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 70,000 shares for $62.13 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 3589608704 and an Enterprise Value of 6012307456. As of this moment, Scotts’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 80.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.748 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.704.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SMG is 1.96, which has changed by -0.1409424 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 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 -4.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.63%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 918.87K shares per day over the past 3-months and 688640 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 57.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.91M. Insiders hold about 23.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.34% stake in the company. Shares short for SMG as of 1753920000 were 3586408 with a Short Ratio of 3.90, compared to 1751241600 on 4719351. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3586408 and a Short% of Float of 8.17.
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 0.04224The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.23.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) is currently in progress, with 9.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.82, with high estimates of -$0.73 and low estimates of -$0.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.89 and $3.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.68. EPS for the following year is $4.37, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $4.65 and $4.07.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $398.93M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $470.9M to a low estimate of $374.2M. As of the current estimate, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s year-ago sales were $414.7MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $423.93M. There is a high estimate of $431M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $414M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SMG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.5B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.29B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.41B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.55BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.56B and the low estimate is $3.31B.
