William Blair Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for SMG

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) – Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Scotts Miracle-Gro in a report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn ($2.13) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($1.88). The consensus estimate for Scotts Miracle-Gro’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on SMG. Wall Street Zen raised Scotts Miracle-Gro from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Truist Financial set a $80.00 price target on Scotts Miracle-Gro and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered Scotts Miracle-Gro from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the company from $70.00 to $71.00 in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised Scotts Miracle-Gro from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price target for the company from $72.00 to $69.00 in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.33.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of SMG opened at $61.87 on Monday. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a 12-month low of $45.61 and a 12-month high of $93.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.57 billion, a PE ratio of 81.41 and a beta of 1.97. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $64.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.67.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.19 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Scotts Miracle-Gro had a negative return on equity of 60.46% and a net margin of 1.54%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.31 earnings per share.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be paid a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. Scotts Miracle-Gro’s dividend payout ratio is presently 347.37%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Scotts Miracle-Gro

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMG. American National Bank & Trust acquired a new position in Scotts Miracle-Gro in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 477.9% in the first quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 549 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 454 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Scotts Miracle-Gro by 479.4% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 562 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 465 shares during the period. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new position in Scotts Miracle-Gro in the first quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Scotts Miracle-Gro in the second quarter valued at about $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.