Q2 EPS Estimate for Scotts Miracle-Gro Lifted by Analyst

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) – William Blair boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now expects that the basic materials company will earn $4.00 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.75. The consensus estimate for Scotts Miracle-Gro’s current full-year earnings is $3.29 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Scotts Miracle-Gro’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on SMG. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from $75.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in a research note on Monday, December 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $72.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $90.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $77.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $75.83.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Performance

Shares of SMG stock opened at $70.87 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -147.63 and a beta of 1.73. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a fifty-two week low of $53.43 and a fifty-two week high of $93.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $71.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.73.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.89) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.23) by $0.34. Scotts Miracle-Gro had a negative return on equity of 62.12% and a negative net margin of 0.67%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($1.45) EPS.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. Scotts Miracle-Gro’s dividend payout ratio is currently -549.99%.

Insider Transactions at Scotts Miracle-Gro

In other Scotts Miracle-Gro news, major shareholder Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 28,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.91, for a total transaction of $2,125,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 13,553,774 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,028,866,984.34. This trade represents a 0.21 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Nathan Eric Baxter sold 11,359 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.37, for a total transaction of $856,127.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 51,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,891,428.47. This represents a 18.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 58,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,410,268 in the last three months. 25.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Scotts Miracle-Gro

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Scotts Miracle-Gro in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro by 427.0% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 332 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 83.6% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 369 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in Scotts Miracle-Gro in the third quarter worth approximately $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.07% of the company’s stock.

About Scotts Miracle-Gro

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells products for lawn, garden care, and indoor and hydroponic gardening in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and Other. The company provides lawn care products, comprising lawn fertilizers, grass seed products, spreaders, and other durable products, as well as lawn-related weed, pest, and disease control products; and gardening and landscape products, which include water-soluble and continuous-release plant foods, potting mixes, garden soils, mulches and ground cover products, plant-related pest and disease control products, organic garden products, and live goods and seeding solutions.