NYSE: SMG · Agricultural Inputs

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) logged 9 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. That is too little tracked discussion to read a direction from, so the signal stays neutral. Wall Street is more constructive, with 4 of 8 analysts rating SMG a buy.

Tracked discussion on SMG is too thin this week to read a direction from, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on SMG

Wall Street’s 50% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to X at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Buy
Buy 4
Hold 4
Sell 0
Avg target $77.17

8 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 4 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $77.17.

8 analysts50% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 37%
Spread 100 pts
Most bullish X 100%
Most bearish Reddit 0%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week SMG carries too few tracked mentions to weigh any of them, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on SMG

100pt spread
Wall St
50%
X
100%
News
12%
Reddit
0%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 37%

Analysts sit 13 points above the crowd average of 37%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why SMG reads Hold

Hold 0.0
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 37.3% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-16.5
Trend
More sources are improving than weakening: 1 up, 0 down, 2 flat.
+2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 19.1, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 2 bearish sources keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
This window holds fewer than 10 tracked mentions, too small a sample to carry a buy or sell reading, so the contributions above are set aside and the score is held at zero.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) buzz held subdued around 24.7 while the price drifted down 14.1% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.1M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, SMG lost 1.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 23.1 and was relatively stable, swinging between 14.0 and 28.4. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 15 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw SMG this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 0.0
Bullish 0%
Mentions 0
Trend Stable
2 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment 0.0
Bullish 0%Neutral 100%Bearish 0%
r/wallstreetbets Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 4 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 35.0
Bullish 100%
Mentions 1
Trend Stable
1 tweets7-day sentiment +0.5
Bullish 100%Neutral 0%Bearish 0%
@tropicaltrader7 · 30-day context Neutral 0.04
“$NFLX $84 $NOW $119 $NOW $127 $NVDA $215 $NVDA $217.50 x2 $NVDL $33 x3 $NVDL $36 $QUBT $10 $QUBT $11 $RDW $12.50 $SMG $80”
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News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 22.3
Bullish 12%
Mentions 8
Trend Rising
10 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.1
Bullish 12%Neutral 88%Bearish 0%
MarketBeat · 30-day context Neutral 0
“Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG - Free Report) by 182.2% during the first qu…” Led by MarketBeat and Stocktitan.

Polymarket signal

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Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Aug 15, 2026.

Adanos signalHold
Analyst consensusBuy (4 / 4 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)37%
Avg price target$77.17
Most bullish sourceX, 100%
Most bearish sourceReddit, 0%
Sentiment spread100 pts
Mentions (7d)9
Market cap$3.55B
P/E · Forward P/E23.5 · 15.2
EPS · Beta$2.59 · 1.8
Revenue (TTM)$3.48B · 2% margin
IndustryAgricultural Inputs

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) a buy or sell right now?

Adanos will not call Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) either way right now. The last 7 days carry 9 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor, so the signal sits at a neutral hold with 40/100 conviction. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about SMG stock?

Reddit discussion around Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.

Is Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) bullish or bearish right now?

There is not enough tracked discussion on Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) to call it either way. The last 7 days carry 9 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor Adanos needs before it reads a direction. On the professional side, 4 of 8 analysts rate SMG a buy.

What do analysts say about Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)?

Of the 8 analysts covering Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), 4 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $77.17. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 37% bullish.

What is the sentiment on SMG stock?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) does not carry enough tracked discussion this week to have a readable sentiment. 9 mentions across 3 sources is under the 10-mention floor, so the signal stays neutral at 40/100 conviction.

Why does SMG carry a hold signal right now?

Not for a reason found in the sentiment itself. Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) drew 9 tracked mentions in the last 7 days, too small a sample to read a direction from, so Adanos holds the signal neutral instead of calling a buy or sell off it.

What is driving Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) sentiment right now?

News is the dominant discussion channel with 8 mentions (89% of total volume). X contributes 1 mention. There is too little of it to read a sentiment direction from, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. SMG's hold signal at 40/100 conviction reflects a sample too thin to read a direction from. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this SMG sentiment data?

The SMG sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.

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