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Also trades as: 0L45.L (LSE) · $vol 0M

SMG Short Interest

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
1W: +6.2% 1M: +22.5% 3M: -14.7% YTD: +3.0% 1Y: +11.7% 3Y: +45.1% 5Y: -51.4%
$59.36
+0.53 (+0.90%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±6.6%
$52 $55 $59 $63 $67
NYSE · Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs · Tech Score Buy · Power 66 · $3.5B mcap · 45M float · 2.24% daily turnover · Short 71% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 55% of companies Debt: 37.9% of company value Bonds: $140.7M held by 147 funds, 132 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $2.75 (down 95%), The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $2.11B against a stock market value of $3.46B.
Distance to default 4.70 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-27, debt counted $1.20B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 38.3%; Altman Z'' 1.60. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Short Volume Summary

2026-10-26
62.2%
Short Ratio
of total volume
71.3%
20-Day Avg
69.7%
50-Day Avg
▼ Falling
5-Day Trend
0.2M
Short Volume
0.4M
Total Volume

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

2026-10-26
ExchangeShort VolumeTotal VolumeShort %
NASDAQ 223,686 366,379 61.1%
NYSE 12,240 12,883 95.0%
BATS 682 1,322 51.6%

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