ScottsMiracle-Gro
0
Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
64% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $67.4M | Put options by funds: $41.1M
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 81
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 459 [Q3] → 442 (-17) [Q4]
3.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.6% [Q3] → 73.76% (-3.84%) [Q4]
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.8B [Q3] → $2.81B (-$985M) [Q4]
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 181
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 0 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$70
28%
upside
Avg. target
$74
35%
upside
High target
$80
46%
upside
3 analyst ratings
2 positive
67%
1 neutral
33%
0 negative
0%
Stifel W. Andrew Carter 43% 1-year accuracy 15 / 35 met price target | 28%upside $70 | Buy Upgraded | 4 Mar 2025 |
UBS Peter Grom 48% 1-year accuracy 11 / 23 met price target | 31%upside $72 | Neutral Maintained | 16 Jan 2025 |
Wells Fargo Chris Carey 47% 1-year accuracy 21 / 45 met price target | 46%upside $80 | Overweight Maintained | 7 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about SMG published over the past 30 days
Positive
MarijuanaStocks
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Positive
Benzinga
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Positive
MarijuanaStocks
1 week ago
March 2025 Watchlist: Top Ancillary Cannabis Stocks Poised for Growth
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Positive
MarijuanaStocks
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Top Ancillary Cannabis Stocks for March 2025: Growth Opportunities Ahead
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Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 weeks ago
ScottsMiracle-Gro Names Jim Safka to Lead Ecommerce Initiatives
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden care as well as a leading provider of indoor and hydroponic growing products, today announced that Jim Safka has been named senior vice president of ecommerce. Safka is an accomplished executive with extensive and pioneering experience in technology, marketing and management.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 weeks ago
ScottsMiracle-Gro to Webcast Presentation at Raymond James & Associates 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on March 4
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden care as well as a leading provider of indoor and hydroponic growing products, will present at the Raymond James & Associates' 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Positive
MarijuanaStocks
1 month ago
Top Ancillary Cannabis Stocks to Watch in March 2025: Industry Leaders for Growth
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Positive
Benzinga
1 month ago
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Positive
MarijuanaStocks
1 month ago
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Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Scotts Miracle-Gro's Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
SMG sees a double-digit increase in U.S. Consumer division sales in Q1, offset by a decline in the Hawthorne unit.
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