Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 3.90 compared to its previous closing price of 54.77. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.30% in its stock price over the last five trading days. marijuanastocks.com reported 2025-03-28 that Marijuana stocks are still trading at low levels, making it tough to find the silver lining as an investor. Yet, the overall progress and success for companies as businesses are doing well. This is due to more people wanting more cannabis products. This leads to more sales and a bigger demand that, as of now, is continuously growing. The success of the industry is what is building a large amount of speculation about what may take place in the future.
Is It Worth Investing in Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.96.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SMG is 43.55M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.14% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of SMG on April 02, 2025 was 940.37K shares.
SMG’s Market Performance
SMG’s stock has seen a -0.30% decrease for the week, with a -5.12% drop in the past month and a -12.64% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.88%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.18% for Scotts Miracle-Gro Company The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.53% for SMG’s stock, with a -19.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SMG
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SMG reach a price target of $70, previously predicting the price at $78. The rating they have provided for SMG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 04th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to SMG, setting the target price at $72 in the report published on December 09th of the previous year.
SMG Trading at -10.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SMG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -39.40% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.88%, as shares sank -9.53% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.01% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SMG fell by -1.66%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -17.23% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $58.95. In addition, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company saw -14.22% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SMG starting from Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., who sale 62,877 shares at the price of $66.70 back on Feb 13 ’25. After this action, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. now owns 13,369,274 shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, valued at $4,194,192 using the latest closing price.
Sandoval Brian E, the Director of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, sale 1,513 shares at $65.86 during a trade that took place back on Feb 12 ’25, which means that Sandoval Brian E is holding 13,039 shares at $99,646 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SMG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Scotts Miracle-Gro Company stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.12.
Based on Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG), the company’s capital structure generated 1.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at -5.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 215.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at 10.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.66for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.12. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.88.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
