Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for SMG FY2025 Earnings

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $3.31 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.13. The consensus estimate for Scotts Miracle-Gro’s current full-year earnings is $3.40 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Scotts Miracle-Gro’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($1.81) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($1.20) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($1.52) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($1.18) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.20 EPS.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.89) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.23) by $0.34. Scotts Miracle-Gro had a negative net margin of 0.67% and a negative return on equity of 51.48%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($1.45) EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from $90.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in a report on Monday, December 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $72.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro from $77.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $75.83.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Price Performance

Shares of SMG stock opened at $60.32 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -125.66 and a beta of 1.74. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a one year low of $56.01 and a one year high of $93.90. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $68.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.30.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.38%. Scotts Miracle-Gro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -550.00%.

Insider Transactions at Scotts Miracle-Gro

In related news, CEO James Hagedorn sold 142,733 shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.56, for a total transaction of $10,213,973.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 88,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,319,463.60. The trade was a 61.78 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian E. Sandoval sold 1,513 shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.86, for a total transaction of $99,646.18. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 13,039 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $858,748.54. This represents a 10.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 218,164 shares of company stock worth $15,789,544 in the last three months. Insiders own 25.37% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Scotts Miracle-Gro

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro by 427.0% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 332 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro by 83.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 369 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Atala Financial Inc purchased a new position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. 74.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.