Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG – Get Free Report) and Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Scotts Miracle-Gro and Bolt Projects’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro | 2.19% | -81.90% | 8.97% |
| Bolt Projects | -774.20% | N/A | -249.44% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Bolt Projects | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Scotts Miracle-Gro presently has a consensus price target of $75.40, indicating a potential upside of 34.17%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than Bolt Projects.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Scotts Miracle-Gro and Bolt Projects”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro | $3.41 billion | 0.96 | $145.20 million | $1.15 | 48.87 |
| Bolt Projects | $3.14 million | 0.00 | -$65.39 million | ($11.70) | -0.00 |
Scotts Miracle-Gro has higher revenue and earnings than Bolt Projects. Bolt Projects is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scotts Miracle-Gro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bolt Projects has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Scotts Miracle-Gro beats Bolt Projects on 13 of the 14 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 Bolt Projects
Bolt Projects Holdings, Inc. operates as a material solutions company. The company offers B-SILK PROTEIN, a biodegradable ingredient for the beauty and personal care industry. Its products also include MYLO, a mycelium-based leather material; and MICROSILK, a silk fiber. The company is based in San Francisco, California.
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