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SMG Insider Trading & Form 4 Activity

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO
Last filing: Oct 9, 2026·15 days ago
BEARISH · LAST 90 DAYS
0%
buyers
$0
0 buys
$2.2M
4 sells
-$2.2M
net selling
3
insiders
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ACTIVE SELLING CLUSTER

3 insiders sold a combined $2.2M of SMG between Jul 30, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026.

Johnson Stephen L, Hagedorn Partnership, L.p., Kingdon Mark D

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Net flow — last 12 months

Monthly net of insider buys minus sells. Green months indicate net buying; red months indicate net selling.

Most active insiders

Ranked by total transaction value over the last 90 days.

INSIDERBOUGHTSOLDNET
Hagedorn Partnership, L.p.
Insider
—
$2.0M
-$2.0M
Johnson Stephen L
Insider
—
$80K
-$80K
Kingdon Mark D
Insider
—
$51K
-$51K
Scheiwer Mark J
EVP, CFO & CAO
—
—
$0
Sandoval Brian E
Insider
—
—
$0
Baxter Nathan Eric
President and CEO
—
—
$0
Hagedorn Christopher
EVP & Chief Strategy Officer
—
—
$0

Recent transactions

Every Form 4 transaction for SMG, newest first.

EXERCISE
Scheiwer Mark J · EVP, CFO & CAO
Tx Oct 2·Filed Oct 9·EDGAR ↗
500 sh
—
TAX
Scheiwer Mark J · EVP, CFO & CAO
Tx Oct 2·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
1,559 sh @ $49.02
$76K
AWARD
Johnson Stephen L · Insider
Tx Oct 1·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
144 sh
—
AWARD
Sandoval Brian E · Insider
Tx Oct 1·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
575 sh
—
OTHER
Scheiwer Mark J · EVP, CFO & CAO
Tx Sep 30·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
3 sh @ $45.88
$150
TAX
Baxter Nathan Eric · President and CEO
Tx Sep 5·Filed Sep 9·EDGAR ↗
12,023 sh @ $57.53
$692K
OTHER
Scheiwer Mark J · EVP, CFO & CAO
Tx Aug 31·Filed Sep 9·EDGAR ↗
3 sh @ $53.41
$150
OTHER
Hagedorn Christopher · EVP & Chief Strategy Officer
Tx Aug 31·Filed Sep 9·EDGAR ↗
4 sh @ $53.41
$217
SELL
Kingdon Mark D · Insider
Tx Aug 10·Filed Aug 11·EDGAR ↗
831 sh @ $61.65
$51K
SELL
Hagedorn Partnership, L.p. · Insider
Tx Aug 3·Filed Aug 5·EDGAR ↗
1,207 sh @ $68.16
$82K
SELL
Hagedorn Partnership, L.p. · Insider
Tx Aug 3·Filed Aug 5·EDGAR ↗
28,793 sh @ $67.42
$1.9M
OTHER
Baxter Nathan Eric · President and CEO
Tx Jul 31·Filed Aug 5·EDGAR ↗
88 sh @ $56.55
$5K
OTHER
Hagedorn Christopher · EVP & Chief Strategy Officer
Tx Jul 31·Filed Aug 5·EDGAR ↗
4 sh @ $56.55
$217
OTHER
Scheiwer Mark J · EVP, CFO & CAO
Tx Jul 31·Filed Aug 5·EDGAR ↗
3 sh @ $56.55
$150
SELL
Johnson Stephen L · Insider
Tx Jul 30·Filed Jul 31·EDGAR ↗
1,171 sh @ $68.32
$80K
AWARD
Sandoval Brian E · Insider
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
420 sh @ $68.57
$29K
AWARD
Miaritis Nick · EVP & Chief Brand Officer
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
16,043 sh
—
AWARD
Baxter Nathan Eric · President and CEO
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
29,168 sh
—
AWARD
Johnson Stephen L · Insider
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
105 sh @ $68.57
$7K
OTHER
Baxter Nathan Eric · President and CEO
Tx Jun 30·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
95 sh @ $52.42
$5K
OTHER
Hagedorn Christopher · EVP & Chief of Staff
Tx Jun 30·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
4 sh @ $52.42
$217
OTHER
Scheiwer Mark J · EVP, CFO & CAO
Tx Jun 30·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
3 sh @ $52.42
$150
OTHER
Baxter Nathan Eric · President and COO
Tx May 29·Filed Jun 9·EDGAR ↗
99 sh @ $50.53
$5K
OTHER
Hagedorn Christopher · EVP & Chief of Staff
Tx May 29·Filed Jun 9·EDGAR ↗
4 sh @ $50.53
$217
OTHER
Scheiwer Mark J · EVP, CFO & CAO
Tx May 29·Filed Jun 9·EDGAR ↗
3 sh @ $50.53
$150
OTHER
Hagedorn James · Chairman & CEO
Tx May 29·Filed Jun 9·EDGAR ↗
40 sh @ $50.53
$2K
OTHER
Hagedorn Christopher · EVP & Chief of Staff
Tx Apr 30·Filed May 28·EDGAR ↗
4 sh @ $51.04
$217
OTHER
Scheiwer Mark J · EVP, CFO & CAO
Tx Apr 30·Filed May 28·EDGAR ↗
3 sh @ $51.04
$150
OTHER
Baxter Nathan Eric · President and COO
Tx Apr 30·Filed May 28·EDGAR ↗
98 sh @ $51.04
$5K
OTHER
Hagedorn James · Chairman & CEO
Tx Apr 30·Filed May 28·EDGAR ↗
39 sh @ $51.04
$2K

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About SMG insider trading data

Form 4 is the SEC filing required when an officer, director, or 10% owner of a public company buys or sells the company's stock. By law, these filings must be submitted within two business days of the trade. Tracenotes pulls every Form 4 filing for SMG from EDGAR, parses it, and surfaces the activity on this page.

What insider buying tells you. Open-market purchases by insiders are widely studied as a meaningful signal. Unlike stock awards (which are compensation, not conviction), an executive spending their own money to buy shares of the company they run is a vote of confidence. Studies have found insider-buying clusters — three or more insiders buying within a short window — outperform the broader market over the following year.

What insider selling tells you. Selling is noisier. Many sales are pre-scheduled under SEC Rule 10b5-1 plans, which let insiders sell on a fixed schedule regardless of company news. We label these "10b5-1" so you can see them. Discretionary sales — sales not tied to a plan — are more meaningful, especially when multiple insiders sell in quick succession.

Tracenotes methodology. We scan EDGAR daily for new Form 4 filings, parse them into individual transactions, and detect clusters when three or more distinct insiders buy or sell within a 14-day window. The data on this page covers the last 12 months. For deeper analysis, Tracenotes also runs language-change detection on 10-K and 10-Q filings — that's our core product.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Form 4 filing?

Form 4 is the SEC disclosure required when a company insider — an officer, director, or 10% owner — buys or sells the company's stock. By law these filings must be submitted within two business days of the trade.

Is insider buying SMG always bullish?

Open-market purchases by insiders are widely viewed as a bullish signal because executives are spending their own money. Stock awards and option exercises are part of compensation and don't carry the same weight, which is why we treat them separately on this page.

What is a 10b5-1 trade?

A trade made under SEC Rule 10b5-1, which lets insiders pre-schedule sales weeks or months in advance. These sales execute on a fixed plan regardless of company news, so they're a weaker signal than discretionary sales. We label them with a "10b5-1" tag.

What is an insider cluster?

A cluster is when three or more distinct insiders buy or sell within a 14-day window. Clusters are studied as stronger signals than single trades because multiple people independently reach the same view. We surface active clusters on SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG) when they form.

Where does SMG insider trading data come from?

Every Form 4 filing for SMG is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR. Tracenotes scans EDGAR daily, parses each Form 4 into individual transactions, and updates this page within hours of new filings.

Nothing on this page constitutes investment advice. Form 4 data is sourced from SEC EDGAR and provided for research purposes only.

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