Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG – Get Free Report) and Danakali (OTCMKTS:SBMSF – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Scotts Miracle-Gro and Danakali’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro | -11.52% | -44.37% | 1.02% |
Danakali | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Scotts Miracle-Gro and Danakali, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 |
Danakali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.5% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Scotts Miracle-Gro and Danakali’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro | $3.55 billion | 1.08 | -$380.10 million | ($7.04) | -9.62 |
Danakali | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Danakali has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Scotts Miracle-Gro.
Summary
Scotts Miracle-Gro beats Danakali on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Scotts Miracle-Gro
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells products for lawn, garden care, and indoor and hydroponic gardening in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and Other. The company provides lawn care products, comprising lawn fertilizers, grass seed products, spreaders, and other durable products, as well as lawn-related weed, pest, and disease control products; and gardening and landscape products, which include water-soluble and continuous-release plant foods, potting mixes, garden soils, mulches and ground cover products, plant-related pest and disease control products, organic garden products, and live goods and seeding solutions. It offers hydroponic products that help users to grow plants, flowers, and vegetables using little or no soil; lighting systems and components for use in hydroponic and indoor gardening applications; insect, rodent, and weed control products for home areas; and non-selective weed killer products. The company sells its products under the Scotts, Turf Builder, EZ Seed, PatchMaster, Thick'R Lawn, GrubEx, EdgeGuard, Handy Green II, Miracle-Gro, LiquaFeed, Shake N Feed, Hyponex, Earthgro, Nature Scapes, Ortho, Miracle-Gro Performance Organics, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, Whitney Farms, EcoScraps, Mother Earth, Botanicare, General Hydroponics, Cyco, Gavita, Agrolux, HydroLogic Purification System, Gro Pro, AeroGarden, Titan, Tomcat, Ortho Weed B Gon, Roundup, Groundclear, and Alchemist brands. It serves home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, large hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, e-commerce platforms, and food and drug stores, as well as indoor gardening and hydroponic distributors, retailers, and growers. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, Ohio.
About Danakali
Danakali Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration of minerals in Eritrea, East Africa. The company focuses on the development of the Colluli potash project located in the Danakil Depression region of Eritrea. The company was formerly known as South Boulder Mines Ltd. and changed its name to Danakali Limited in June 2015. Danakali Limited was incorporated in 2001 and is based in North Perth, Australia.
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