Research Analysts Offer Predictions for SMG Q4 Earnings

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn ($1.84) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($1.40). The consensus estimate for Scotts Miracle-Gro’s current full-year earnings is $3.29 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. UBS Group decreased their price target on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $77.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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 Tuesday, January 7th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $75.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $90.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Scotts Miracle-Gro has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $75.83.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro stock opened at $70.87 on Monday. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a 52 week low of $53.43 and a 52 week high of $93.90. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $71.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.78. The firm has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a PE ratio of -147.63 and a beta of 1.73.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 62.12% and a negative net margin of 0.67%. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($1.45) EPS.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Scotts Miracle-Gro

In other news, CEO James Hagedorn sold 18,368 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.68, for a total value of $1,390,090.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 87,426 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,616,399.68. This represents a 17.36 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Nathan Eric Baxter sold 11,359 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.37, for a total value 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. The trade was 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 quarter. Corporate insiders own 25.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. OLD National Bancorp IN grew its stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 5,049 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $438,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Nicollet Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Nicollet Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,845 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,114,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC grew its stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,226 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $214,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,370 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $812,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. 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.