Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [SMG] stock prices are up 1.61% to $87.76 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The SMG shares have gain 4.39% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 25.84%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [NYSE: SMG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 05, 2024, when Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold and also boosted its price target to $75 from $65. Previously, Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on March 25, 2024. On July 13, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $72 on the stock. Truist upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $80 on July 11, 2023. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $80 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 08, 2023. Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on May 01, 2023, and upped its price target to $80. In a note dated April 26, 2023, Barclays downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $105 to $70.
The stock price of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [SMG] has been fluctuating between $43.67 and $88.35 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $77.67 within the next 12 months. Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [NYSE: SMG] shares were valued at $87.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -11.5% based on the average SMG price forecast.
Analyzing the SMG fundamentals
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [NYSE:SMG] reported sales of 3.51B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 7.46%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.07, Equity is 0.99 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -17.42.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 85.94 points at the first support level, and at 84.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 88.84, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 89.91.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Scotts Miracle-Gro Company [NYSE:SMG]’s Current Ratio is 1.80. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, while the Cash Ratio is 0.33. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.42.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Baxter Nathan Eric, EVP and COO, that happened on Aug 21 ’24 when 2988.0 shares were sold. EVP and COO, Baxter Nathan Eric completed a deal on Aug 22 ’24 to sell 928.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 85130.0 shares on Aug 21 ’24.
