What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for SMG FY2025 Earnings?

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $3.31 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on SMG. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Scotts Miracle-Gro from $90.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. 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 price target 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. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target 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, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Scotts Miracle-Gro in a research note on Monday, December 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $72.00 price target on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Scotts Miracle-Gro has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $75.83.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Performance

SMG opened at $62.84 on Friday. Scotts Miracle-Gro has a one year low of $56.01 and a one year high of $93.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a PE ratio of -130.92 and a beta of 1.74. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $68.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.38.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.89) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.23) by $0.34. Scotts Miracle-Gro had a negative return on equity of 51.48% and a negative net margin of 0.67%. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($1.45) earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Scotts Miracle-Gro

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro during the fourth quarter worth about $273,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro by 23.6% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 126,436 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $8,388,000 after purchasing an additional 24,105 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro during the fourth quarter worth about $4,128,000. Twinbeech Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro during the fourth quarter worth about $201,000. Finally, State of Wyoming grew its holdings in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro by 94.1% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,613 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $173,000 after purchasing an additional 1,267 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Scotts Miracle-Gro

In related news, major shareholder Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 28,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.91, for a total value of $2,125,480.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 13,553,774 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,028,866,984.34. This represents a 0.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO James Hagedorn sold 142,733 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.56, for a total value of $10,213,973.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 88,310 shares in the company, valued at $6,319,463.60. This trade represents a 61.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 218,164 shares of company stock valued at $15,789,544. 25.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. Scotts Miracle-Gro’s dividend payout ratio is currently -549.99%.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Profile

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.