After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Basic Materials sector and is a part of the Agricultural Inputs industry. The current market capitalization of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is $4.35B. A total of 1.41 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 773.82K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 108,550 shares of SMG for 74.62 per share on Dec 09 ’24. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 13,444,724 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 09 ’24, HAGEDORN ROBERT sold 108,550 shares at 74.62 per share. SMG shares that 10% Owner owns now total 13,444,724.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Baxter Nathan Eric disposed of 11,359 shares on Dec 09 ’24 at a per-share price of $75.37. This resulted in the EVP and COO holding 51,631 shares of SMG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. bought 109,000 shares at $74.62 per share on Dec 09 ’24.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. SMG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.4% when it declared a $0.66 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/21/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/22/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.82%. The SMG stock dividend was $0.66 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SMG has a high of $93.90 and a low of $53.43.
As of this writing, SMG has an earnings estimate of -$1.23 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of -$1.09 per share and a lower estimate of -$1.36.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SMG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $244.10M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.60B in debt and $1.14B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$6.84, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.01B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SMG is Buy with a score of 3.75.
