Momentum Is Strong For Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG)

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Agricultural Inputs industry segment, falling under the Basic Materials sector. The current market capitalization of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is $3.54B. A total of 1.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 803.95K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 62,877 shares of SMG for 66.70 per share on Feb 13 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 13,369,274 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 12 ’25, Sandoval Brian E sold 1,513 shares at 65.86 per share. SMG shares that Director owns now total 13,039.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Sandoval Brian E acquired of 1,513 shares on Feb 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $65.86. In another insider transaction, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. sold 12,123 shares at $66.86 per share on Feb 07 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 13,432,151.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. 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.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SMG has a high of $93.90 and a low of $55.68.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 -$8.34, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.01B.

Analysts Opinion

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. 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 4.00.

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