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Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)

Materials · agricultural products and gardening supplies · NYSE

Scotts Miracle-Gro is a dominant provider of lawn care, gardening, and indoor horticulture products, serving both residential consumers and professional growers.

What Scotts Miracle-Gro Company does

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer lawn and garden products. Its portfolio includes branded fertilizers, growing media, pesticides, and other outdoor living items primarily sold to retail chains and home improvement centers. The company also operates a specialized business segment focused on growing media and technologies for the indoor and hydroponic gardening markets.

Themes: lawn and garden maintenance, hydroponic gardening, consumer staples, outdoor living

Fundamentals

  • Price$50.43 as of 2026-10-08 close
  • Market cap$2.9B as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
  • 1-year return-14.6% 2025-10-08 close $59.03 → 2026-10-08 close $50.43
  • P/E44.88 as of 2026-10-08
  • Net margin+4.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
  • Gross margin+30.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
  • Debt / equity22.84 as of 2026-09-02
  • Revenue growth (YoY)-1.9% as of 2026-09-02
  • Revenue CAGR (3y)-4.5% SEC XBRL
  • Beta0.80 as of 2026-09-02
  • Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)

Dividend: yield +5.0%; 8-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).

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How SMG compares in its sector

  • price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 91 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-10-08
  • net profit marginmiddle range 125 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
  • operating marginmiddle range 108 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
  • gross marginmiddle range 92 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
  • 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
  • indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
  • free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 122 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025

Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.

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Dividend coverage (FY2025)

Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, SMG's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 106%, free-cash-flow payout 56%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.

  • Earnings payout106% dividends / net income
  • Free-cash-flow payout56% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)

Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.

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How Scotts Miracle-Gro Company looks technically

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) is trading 18.9% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 14 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 39, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago. It is 33.1% below its highest point of the past year.

Trend

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Distance from the 200-dayit is trading 18.9% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend-18.9%
50-day moving averageits average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $57.59$57.59
200-day moving averageits average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $62.15$62.15
Swing structureeach recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes nextlower highs and lower lows
Last swing turnits last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on9 sessions
Wave structureits recent swings can be read as a completed five-part downward sequence — the pattern Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — which on that reading would now be due a pullback rather than more of the same; the labelling fails if price closes below 47.9. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next.possible five-wave downward sequence, complete (atypical proportions)
Since the 50/200 crossits 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 14 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal14 sessions
Trend strength (14-day ADX)a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 39, with sellers in control39.0

Momentum

3
14-day RSImomentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30)38.5
Position in its 14-day rangeit is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($47.90 to $53.56) — its "stochastic" reading is 45 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions.44.7
Since the MACD crossed zeroMACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive)3 sessions

Range

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52-week highits highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $75.34$75.34
From the 52-week highit is 33.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year)-33.1%
Above the 52-week lowit is 5.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year)+5.3%
Below the 52-week highit is 33.1% below its highest point of the past year33.1%
Since a 20-day breakoutit made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago9 sessions
Since a 55-day breakoutit made a new 55-day low about 9 trading days ago9 sessions
All-time highits highest closing price on record is $254.34 (set on 2021-04-05)$254.34
Given back of the 52-week moveover the past year its closes ranged ($48.44 to $73.47), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 8% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $63.91 to $64.71. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast.8.0%
From the all-time highit is 80.2% below its all-time high-80.2%
Nearest price levelit is trading 3.4% below a resistance level at $52.15 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-10-31, most recently on 2025-12-09. Since 2024-10-08 it has 0 such levels below the current price and 13 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go.+3.4%
All-time lowits lowest closing price on record is $16.12 (set on 2008-07-15)$16.12
Above the all-time lowit is 212.8% above its all-time low+212.8%

Volatility

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Band width vs its own 6 monthsday-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history68th percentile
Typical daily rangein a typical session it travels about $1.81 between its high and its low — about 3.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was$1.81
Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ)most of its recent trading has stayed between about $46.83 and $56.67 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles$46.83 – $51.75 – $56.67
Typical daily range (% of price)its price moves about 3.6% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price3.6%
Stretch from the 200-day averageit is trading 6.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (18.9% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale6.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average

Volume

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Volume vs its 30-day averagetrading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average1.21×

Analyst

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Change in the average price targetanalysts have cut their average price target by 0.2% since the prior reading-0.2%
Change in the consensus ratingthe analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior readingunchanged

Candlestick patterns

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Since a doji9 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level9 sessions ago
Since a hammer5 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close5 sessions ago
Since a bullish engulfingtoday it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before ittoday
Since a bearish engulfing4 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it4 sessions ago

Price gaps

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Gap at the openit opened on 2026-10-08 0.5% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close-0.5%
Open gapit gapped 3.1% below the previous close 46 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 68.16 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed-3.1%
Gap filleda 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-03 has been "filled" 46 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close46 sessions ago

Price streaks

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Closing streakit closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run1 session up

Relative strength

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vs market, 1 monthover the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 13.4 percentage points (the stock lost 12.3% while the market gained 1.0%)-13.4%
vs market, 3 monthsover the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 26.5 percentage points (the stock lost 22.7% while the market gained 3.8%)-26.5%
vs market, 6 monthsover the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 40.4 percentage points (the stock lost 22.9% while the market gained 17.5%)-40.4%
vs market, 12 monthsover the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 29.5 percentage points (the stock lost 14.6% while the market gained 15.0%)-29.6%

Signal agreement

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Bullish technical signals1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast1 of 9
Bearish technical signals5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast5 of 9

Trend (Ichimoku cloud)

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Vs the Ichimoku cloudtrading 21% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.7% of the share price.-20.7%

Volume-weighted price

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Vs this year’s average price paidthe price is 19% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $61.93 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.-18.6%
Vs the average paid since it last reportedthe price is 12% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $57.43 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 51 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.-12.2%

Falling wedge, bullish — broke out · entry $49.50 · 54 sessions in

Price levels it has turned at before

SMG last closed at $50.43 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 0 prices below its last close and 13 above; the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.

LevelSideDistanceEvidence
$52.15Resistance3.4% above the last closeturned there three times · 2025-10-31 to 2025-12-09
$53.52Resistance6.1% above the last closeturned there twice · 2025-10-17 to 2026-06-02
$55.58Resistance10.2% above the last closeturned there four times · 2025-03-03 to 2026-05-19

A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.

Wave structure

Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now complete.

This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $47.90.

It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.

This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-10-06.

Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.

An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.

Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.

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Analyst consensus

  • Consensus ratingBuy (1.88 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 6 analysts
  • Mean price target$77.00 range $70.00 – $82.00; median $77.50

Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.

Analyst EPS estimate for SMG

  • Consensus EPS estimate-$2.21 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
  • Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 from -$2.21, on 2026-08-31, 35-day window
  • Readings revised upward13% of 8 comparable readings

The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.

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Key risks (from latest filing)

["Significant seasonality of the lawn and garden business makes results highly dependent on weather conditions and consumer demand in the spring and summer.","Reliance on major retail customers for a substantial portion of sales.","Exposure to fluctuations in commodity and raw material costs."]

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What changed in the latest 10-Q

AI-assisted comparison of SMG's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2026-02-04.

Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)

  • Added:
    • Section heading changed from 'Trends Affecting our Business' to 'Recent Events and Trends Affecting our Business' (filed 2026-05-06)
    • Added disclosure that Hawthorne sale was completed on April 8, 2026, with details of consideration: 213.0 million Vireo common shares (approximately 14% of Vireo outstanding), warrant for 80.0 million shares at $0.85 strike price, and $35.0 cash transferred (filed 2026-05-06)
    • Added disclosure of contract manufacturing agreement with Vireo for $20.0 of services over two-year period at no cost (filed 2026-05-06)
    • Added disclosure that divestiture resulted in ordinary taxable loss allowing realization of deferred tax assets to reduce future cash taxes (filed 2026-05-06)
  • Removed:
    • Removed statement 'we expect the sale of the Hawthorne business to occur within twelve months from the date it met the held for sale criteria' (filed 2026-02-04)
    • Removed reference to 'the Hawthorne professional horticulture business based in the Netherlands that was sold during the three months ended September 30, 2025' (filed 2026-02-04)
  • Reworded:
    • Changed 'meets the criteria' to 'met the criteria' reflecting completed classification assessment (filed 2026-05-06)
    • Changed 'we have reclassified' to 'classified' in describing balance sheet treatment (filed 2026-05-06)
    • Changed pre-tax charge amount from '$104.8' (three months ended December 27, 2025) to '$29.6 and $134.4' for three and six months ended March 28, 2026 respectively (filed 2026-05-06)
    • Changed 'non-cash pre-tax charge' descriptor to omit 'non-cash' when referring to combined period charges (filed 2026-05-06)
    • Added 'including the imposition of tariffs' moved within sentence structure for geopolitical discussion (filed 2026-05-06)
  • Notes:
    • Table header changed from 'Percent of Net Sales from Continuing Operations by Quarter' to 'Percent of Net Sales from Continuing Operations by Quarter' - appears identical between versions

Risk Factors

  • Added:
    • Newer filing (2026-05-06) includes six-month financial data for periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, whereas older filing (2026-02-04) shows only three-month data for periods ended December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024
    • Newer filing references April 8, 2026 as the date when the Company operated the Hawthorne segment prior to that date
    • Newer filing shows net income of $238.6M and $113.6M for three-month and six-month periods respectively, compared to net losses in older filing
    • Newer filing Balance Sheet dated March 28, 2026 shows total assets of $3,412.0M compared to older filing Balance Sheet dated December 27, 2025 showing $3,034.0M
    • Newer filing Cash Flow Statement covers six-month period with net cash used in operating activities of $(150.4)M, compared to three-month period in older filing with $(370.4)M
  • Removed:
    • Older filing includes comparative period December 28, 2024, which is not presented in newer filing's corresponding sections
    • Older filing three-month period results are not carried forward in newer filing sections shown
  • Reworded:
    • Risk Factors page numbering changed from page 39 in older filing to page 42 in newer filing
    • Subsequent item page numbering increased correspondingly (Item 2 from page 40 to 43, Item 3 from 40 to 43, etc.)
    • Index to Exhibits page numbering changed from page 41 to page 44
    • Signatures page numbering changed from page 42 to page 45
  • Notes:
    • The provided text excerpts are incomplete and truncated at Note 1; full Risk Factors sections are not available for detailed comparison
    • Financial statement comparison is between different reporting periods (six months ended March 2026 vs. three months ended December 2025) making direct period-to-period assessment limited
    • The statement 'Prior to April 8, 2026, the Company operated the Hawthorne segment' in newer filing is truncated and context is incomplete

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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

0 open-market purchases and 4 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.

  • Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 4 sells ($2M) — 3 selling insiders
  • Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 4 sells ($2M) — 3 selling insiders

Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)

Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-10. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.

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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.

Institutional ownership (13F)

6 institutional 13F filers reported holding SMG as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).

  • Distinct 13F filers 6
  • Reported shares held 10,743,721
  • Reported value $731,754,782

reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 1 new, 5 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".

Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Short interest (FINRA)

SMG had 4,733,039 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).

SMG had 8.13% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.29 days to cover at the same settlement.

  • Reported short interest (shares) 4,733,039
  • Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 8.13%
  • Prior settlement (shares) 4,631,696
  • Reported change 2.19%
  • Days to cover (reported) 6.29

Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) do?

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer lawn and garden products. Its portfolio includes branded fertilizers, growing media, pesticides, and other outdoor living items primarily sold to retail chains and home improvement centers. The company also operates a specialized business segment focused on growing media and technologies for the indoor and hydroponic gardening markets.

What sector is Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) in?

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is agricultural products and gardening supplies. It trades on NYSE.

Does SMG pay a dividend?

Yes — Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.04% and 8-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.

Who are Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's (SMG) competitors?

Notable peers of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) include Central Garden & Pet, Spectrum Brands, Bonide Products and General Hydroponics. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.

Is Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) overbought or oversold right now?

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.

Where does stocks-llm's data on SMG come from?

Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.

Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.

Last updated 2026-10-08.

Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.