The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares valued at $4,359,623 were sold by Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. on Aug 04 ’25. At $62.28 per share, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 70,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 13,274,274 shares worth approximately $796.06 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. purchased 70,000 shares, netting a total of over 4,349,421 in proceeds.
Before that, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,321,750, the Director traded Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares for $52.87 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $800.26 million.
As published in a research note from Stifel on June 09, 2025, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [SMG] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $71. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of April 02, 2025, Truist has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for SMG. Earlier on March 04, 2025, Stifel 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] plunged -0.88% to $59.97. The stock’s lowest price that day was $59.73, but it reached a high of $61.32 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.29%. Over the course of the year, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares have dropped approximately -15.19%.
Is Scotts Miracle-Gro Company subject to short interest?
Stocks of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.19 million shares to 4.2 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.39 million shares. A decline of -4.5% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.64.
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 74 in the next 12 months, up nearly 22.31% from the previous closing price of $60.5. Analysts anticipate Scotts Miracle-Gro Company stock to reach 80 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 68. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Scotts Miracle-Gro Company stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 09, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $72.
