Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares valued at $99,068 were sold by Scheiwer Mark J on Feb 12 ’25. At $66.05 per share, Scheiwer Mark J sold 1,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,834 shares worth approximately $0.43 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 70,000 shares, netting a total of over 4,359,623 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $62.28 each, the insider now holds 13,274,274 shares.
Before that, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. had added 70,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $4,349,421, the 10% Owner bought Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares for $62.13 each.
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 -1.95% to $62.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $61.66, but it reached a high of $62.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.22%. Over the course of the year, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares have dropped approximately -9.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $79.11 on 01/29/25 and a 52-week low of $45.61 on 04/30/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 61.81, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 61.11. In the upper region, resistance lies at 63.05. The next price resistance is at 63.59. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.45 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Scotts Miracle-Gro Company subject to short interest?
Stocks of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -1.13 million shares to 3.59 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 4.72 million shares. A decline of -31.59% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.25.
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 16.1% from the previous closing price of $63.74. 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.
