Raymond James Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)


Raymond James analyst Joseph Altobello maintained a Buy rating on Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) today. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $240.17.

According to TipRanks.com, Altobello is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 16.2% and a 66.6% success rate. Altobello covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as The Estée Lauder Companies, MasterCraft Boat Holdings, and Acushnet Holdings.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $254.00, representing a 6.7% upside. In a report released today, Berenberg Bank also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $258.00 price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $237.68 and a one-year low of $76.50. Currently, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has an average volume of 313.6K.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 84 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of SMG in relation to earlier this year.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. engages in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of systems and accessories for hydroponic gardening. It operates through the following segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and Other. The U.S. Consumer segment consists of consumer lawn and garden business. The Hawthorn segment includes indoor, urban, and hydroponic gardening business. The Other segment refers to the consumer lawn and garden business in geographies other than the U.S. and product sales to commercial nurseries, greenhouses, and other professional customers. The company was founded by Orlando McLean Scott in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, OH.

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