Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Gets a Sell Rating from Merrill Lynch


In a report released today, Christopher Carey from Merrill Lynch maintained a Sell rating on Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), with a price target of $77. The company’s shares opened today at $82.79.

According to TipRanks.com, Carey is ranked #4170 out of 4843 analysts.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Scotts Miracle-Gro Company with a $87.33 average price target.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s market cap is currently $4.65B and has a P/E ratio of 22.60. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 9.47.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 111 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. engages in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of consumer branded products for lawn and garden care. It operates through the following segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and Other. The U.S. Consumer segment offers consumer lawn and garden business in the United States.

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