Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The (SMG) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs
Sell if holding. At $59.62, A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.3%; Concentration risk — Customer: Home Depot and Lowe's (52.0%).
Scotts Miracle-Gro is the leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products in North America, operating through U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne (indoor/hydroponic), and Other (Canada) segments. Revenue flows through home centers, mass merchandisers, and warehouse clubs,... Read more
Sell if holding. At $59.62, A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.3%; Concentration risk — Customer: Home Depot and Lowe's (52.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 49d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The
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- NEWS ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Timing of Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Webcast - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com neutral
- NEWS Analysts Estimate Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS A Look at The Scotts Miracle Gro Co (SMG) After 3.5% Decline -- GF Value $59.61 vs Price $65.38 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
- NEWS SMG Hospitality SE: Delayed publication of financial statements, Luxembourg, 26 April 2026 - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com negative
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:47Z.
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- HIGHCustomerHome Depot and Lowe's52%10-K Item 1A: 'Our top two retail customers, The Home Depot and Lowe’s, together accounted for 52% of our fiscal 2025 net sales'
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2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $59.62, A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.3%; Concentration risk — Customer: Home Depot and Lowe's (52.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $55.45. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $63.36 (+6.3% upside). Prior stop was $55.45. Stop-loss: $55.45.
Concentration risk — Customer: Home Depot and Lowe's (52.0%); Thin upside margin: 6.3%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The trades at a P/E of 16.6 (forward 12.3). TrendMatrix value score: 7.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover SMG with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $73.
What does Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The do?Scotts Miracle-Gro is the leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products in North America, operating...
Scotts Miracle-Gro is the leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products in North America, operating through U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne (indoor/hydroponic), and Other (Canada) segments. Revenue flows through home centers, mass merchandisers, and warehouse clubs, with over 75% of annual North America consumer sales concentrated in Q2-Q3.