We're taking a closer look at Miracle-Gro today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 1.1% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is involved in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of products for lawn, garden care, and indoor and hydroponic gardening in the United States and internationally.
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Miracle-Gro has moved -29.0% over the last year compared to 8.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -37.0%
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SMG has an average analyst rating of buy and is -24.96% away from its mean target price of $67.75 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $-2.4
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Miracle-Gro has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -21.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.17 and its forward P/E ratio is 16.0
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SMG has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 3.35, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 21.16 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Miracle-Gro is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.49 and an average P/B of 3.78
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Miracle-Gro has on average reported free cash flows of $317.33 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -0.0%