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. It offers hydroponic products that help users to grow plants, flowers, and vegetables using little or no soil; lighting systems and components for use in hydroponic and indoor gardening applications; insect, rodent, and weed control products for home areas; and non-selective weed killer products. The company sells its products under the Scotts, Turf Builder, EZ Seed, PatchMaster, Thick'R Lawn, GrubEx, EdgeGuard, Handy Green II, Miracle-Gro, LiquaFeed, Shake N Feed, Hyponex, Earthgro, Nature Scapes, Ortho, Miracle-Gro Performance Organics, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, Whitney Farms, EcoScraps, Mother Earth, Botanicare, General Hydroponics, Cyco, Gavita, Agrolux, HydroLogic Purification System, Gro Pro, AeroGarden, Titan, Tomcat, Ortho Weed B Gon, Roundup, Groundclear, and Alchemist brands. It serves home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, large hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, e-commerce platforms, and food and drug stores, as well as indoor gardening and hydroponic distributors, retailers, and growers. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, Ohio.

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Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (Symbol: IYM), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $151.79 per unit.
With IYM trading at a recent price near $138.37 per unit, that means that analysts see 9.70% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of IYM's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG), FMC Corp. (Symbol: FMC), and Steel Dynamics Inc. (Symbol: STLD). Although SMG has traded at a recent price of $61.15/share, the average analyst target is 12.29% higher at $68.67/share. Similarly, FMC has 10.91% upside from the recent share price of $41.58 if the average analyst target price of $46.12/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting STLD to reach a target price of $147.45/share, which is 10.47% above the recent price of $133.48. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SMG, FMC, and STLD:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Name
Symbol
Recent Price
Avg. Analyst 12-Mo. Target
% Upside to Target
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF
IYM
$138.37
$151.79
9.70%
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
SMG
$61.15
$68.67
12.29%
FMC Corp.
FMC
$41.58
$46.12
10.91%
Steel Dynamics Inc.
STLD
$133.48
$147.45
10.47%
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.
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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG), where a total volume of 16,957 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 112.5% of SMG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring June 20, 2025, with 8,190 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 819,000 underlying shares of SMG. Below is a chart showing SMG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Camping World Holdings Inc (Symbol: CWH) saw options trading volume of 27,304 contracts, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares or approximately 103.6% of CWH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $14 strike call option expiring August 15, 2025, with 10,014 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of CWH. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $14 strike highlighted in orange:
And Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) options are showing a volume of 246,337 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 24.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 93.5% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $370 strike put option expiring May 02, 2025, with 6,072 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 607,200 underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $370 strike highlighted in orange:
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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: SMG, CWH, MSFT

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Scotts Miracle-Gro, the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products as well as a leader in indoor and hydroponic growing products, announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a cash dividend of $0.66 per share. The dividend is payable on Friday, June 6, 2025, to shareholders of record as of Friday, May 23, 2025.
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Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, SMG rates highest using our Shareholder Yield Investor model based on the published strategy of Meb Faber. This strategy looks for companies returning cash to shareholders via dividends, buybacks and debt paydown.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG) is a mid-cap value stock in the Chemical Manufacturing industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
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SMG Factor-Based Stock Analysis

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG), where a total of 6,872 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 687,200 underlying shares. That amounts to about 67.1% of SMG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring April 17, 2025, with 3,045 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 304,500 underlying shares of SMG. Below is a chart showing SMG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:
SentinelOne Inc (Symbol: S) options are showing a volume of 29,397 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 61.6% of S's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $13 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 9,951 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 995,100 underlying shares of S. Below is a chart showing S's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13 strike highlighted in orange:
And American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP) options are showing a volume of 15,672 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.6% of AXP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $220 strike put option expiring May 16, 2025, with 1,402 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 140,200 underlying shares of AXP. Below is a chart showing AXP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:
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Notable Tuesday Option Activity: SMG, S, AXP

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/21/25, Masco Corp. (Symbol: MAS), Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG), and PPG Industries Inc (Symbol: PPG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Masco Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.31 on 3/10/25, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.66 on 3/7/25, and PPG Industries Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.68 on 3/12/25. As a percentage of MAS's recent stock price of $77.30, this dividend works out to approximately 0.40%, so look for shares of Masco Corp. to trade 0.40% lower — all else being equal — when MAS shares open for trading on 2/21/25. Similarly, investors should look for SMG to open 1.01% lower in price and for PPG to open 0.57% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for MAS, SMG, and PPG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Masco Corp. (Symbol: MAS):
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG):
PPG Industries Inc (Symbol: PPG):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.60% for Masco Corp., 4.04% for Scotts Miracle-Gro Co, and 2.28% for PPG Industries Inc.
In Wednesday trading, Masco Corp. shares are currently off about 1.4%, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co shares are off about 1.1%, and PPG Industries Inc shares are up about 1.3% on the day.
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Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, SMG rates highest using our Shareholder Yield Investor model based on the published strategy of Meb Faber. This strategy looks for companies returning cash to shareholders via dividends, buybacks and debt paydown.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG) is a mid-cap growth stock in the Chemical Manufacturing industry. The rating using this strategy is 85% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
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Validea Detailed Fundamental Analysis - SMG

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (Symbol: IWB), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $366.36 per unit.
With IWB trading at a recent price near $327.01 per unit, that means that analysts see 12.03% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of IWB's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG), Donaldson Co. Inc. (Symbol: DCI), and QuidelOrtho Corp (Symbol: QDEL). Although SMG has traded at a recent price of $67.27/share, the average analyst target is 14.46% higher at $77.00/share. Similarly, DCI has 13.74% upside from the recent share price of $67.70 if the average analyst target price of $77.00/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting QDEL to reach a target price of $50.71/share, which is 13.56% above the recent price of $44.66. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SMG, DCI, and QDEL:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Name
Symbol
Recent Price
Avg. Analyst 12-Mo. Target
% Upside to Target
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$327.01
$366.36
12.03%
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
SMG
$67.27
$77.00
14.46%
Donaldson Co. Inc.
DCI
$67.70
$77.00
13.74%
QuidelOrtho Corp
QDEL
$44.66
$50.71
13.56%
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.
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The Implied Analyst 12-Month Target For IWB

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company SMG reported a fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 (ended Sept. 30, 2024) loss of $244 million or $4.29 per share compared with a loss of $468.4 million or $8.33 per share in the year-ago quarter. Barring one-time items, the adjusted loss was $2.31 per share, narrower than a loss of $2.77 a year ago. The figure was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.94.
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Net sales rose 10.7% year over year to $414.7 million and surpassed the consensus mark of $393 million. The upside in sales was due to higher sales in the U.S. Consumer division driven by the normalization of shipment timing.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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SMG’s Segment Details
In the fiscal fourth quarter, net sales in the U.S. Consumer division were up 54% year over year to $309.7 million. It missed our estimate of $313 million.
Net sales in the Hawthorne segment tumbled 46% year over year to $80.5 million in the reported quarter. The figure lagged our estimate of $88 million.
Net sales in the other segment increased 3% year over year to $24.5 million.
SMG’s Balance Sheet
At the end of fiscal 2024, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $71.6 million, up from $31.9 million at the end of fiscal 2023. Long-term debt was $2,174.2 million, down from $2,557.4 million in fiscal 2023.
Free cash flow for fiscal 2024 was $583.5 million, up from $438.2 million the previous year, with gains mostly from account receivable sales and more inventory reductions during the year. As of the end of the year, the company met its stated goal of driving inventories to a sustainable level of less than $600 million in the short term.
SMG’s Fiscal 2025 Outlook
In fiscal 2025, the company intends to achieve additional gross margin recovery, invest at least $40 million in its brands and generate meaningful adjusted EBITDA growth.
SMG’s Stock Price Performance
Shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro have gained 25.4% in the past year against a 16.7% decline of the industry.
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