Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK – Get Free Report) and Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Bolt Projects and Scotts Miracle-Gro”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bolt Projects | $3.14 million | 0.00 | -$65.39 million | ($11.70) | -0.00 |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro | $3.48 billion | 0.89 | $145.20 million | $1.15 | 46.33 |
Volatility and Risk
Bolt Projects has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Bolt Projects and Scotts Miracle-Gro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bolt Projects | -774.20% | N/A | -249.44% |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro | 2.19% | -81.90% | 8.97% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Bolt Projects and Scotts Miracle-Gro, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bolt Projects | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
Scotts Miracle-Gro has a consensus price target of $75.40, suggesting a potential upside of 41.53%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than Bolt Projects.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
5.5% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Scotts Miracle-Gro beats Bolt Projects on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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