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 $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 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 -0.22% to $59.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $59.67, but it reached a high of $60.415 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.19%. Over the course of the year, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company shares have dropped approximately -15.29%.
Is Scotts Miracle-Gro Company subject to short interest?
Stocks of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.11 million shares to 3.7 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.59 million shares. A jump of 3.05% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.1 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.1.
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 23.6% from the previous closing price of $59.87. 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.
