Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares valued at $681,303 were purchased by Vines John R on Sep 10 ’25. At $60.31 per share, Vines John R acquired 11,297 shares.
Also, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 56,633 shares, netting a total of over 3,569,020 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $63.02 each, the insider now holds 13,217,641 shares.
Before that, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. had added 56,633 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $3,586,987, the 10% Owner bought Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares for $63.34 each.
As published in a research note from Stifel on November 06, 2025, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [SMG] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at Stifel downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of April 07, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for SMG. Earlier on April 02, 2025, Truist upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for SMG stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing SMG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [NYSE: SMG] rose 0.87% to $64.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $62.8911, but it reached a high of $64.6 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.44%. Over the course of the year, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares have dropped approximately -6.18%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.36 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Scotts Miracle-Gro Company subject to short interest?
Stocks of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.45 million shares to 3.58 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 3.13 million shares. A jump of 12.52% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.55 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.55.
Which companies own the most shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)?
In terms of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 70 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.13% from the previous closing price of $63.56. Analysts anticipate Scotts Miracle-Gro Company stock to reach 71 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 66. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Scotts Miracle-Gro Company stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On March 04, 2025, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $70.
