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title: "Scotts Miracle-Gro Chairman James Hagedorn Has Filed 2,207 Insider Transactions Totaling $312 Million in Sales"
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published_at: 2026-03-01T11:19:18.875Z
updated_at: 2026-03-01T11:35:48.145Z
author: Alex Rivera
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# Scotts Miracle-Gro Chairman James Hagedorn Has Filed 2,207 Insider Transactions Totaling $312 Million in Sales

> James Hagedorn, chairman of Scotts Miracle-Gro, received a 142,315-share stock award in January 2026 while maintaining a steady cadence of quarterly awards and transfers across 2,207 career filings.

James Hagedorn, chairman and controlling shareholder of Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), has filed 2,207 insider transactions since 2003, selling a cumulative $312 million in company stock. His most recent filing from January 30, 2026 reveals a 142,315-share stock award valued at approximately $9.1 million at $64.22 per share — the largest single award in his filing history. The Numbers Metric Value Career Sell Value $312 million Total Transactions 2,207 First Transaction 2003 Last Transaction Jan 30, 2026 Shares Remaining 142,315 Career Buy Value $7,903 Recent Activity Date Type Shares Price Est. Value Jan 30, 2026 Award 142,315 $64.22 $9.14M Jan 30, 2026 Transfer 38 $51.93 $1,973 Dec 26, 2025 Award 1,563 $57.76 $90K Nov 13, 2025 Tax 18,216 $58.40 $1.06M Nov 13, 2025 Award 41,353 — — Oct 28, 2025 Award 1,618 $55.81 $90K Hagedorn's recent filing pattern is almost entirely compensation-related: stock awards arriving monthly at $1,500–2,000 share blocks (roughly $90,000 each), with larger annual awards of 40,000–142,000 shares. The November 2025 tax withholding of 18,216 shares at $58.40 is standard for a large vesting event. Notably absent from recent filings are open-market sales — his last direct sells were in prior years when SMG traded at higher levels. What It Means The Hagedorn family has controlled Scotts Miracle-Gro since the 1990s through a dual-class share structure that gives the family voting control regardless of their economic stake. James Hagedorn's $312 million in career sales represents decades of systematic monetization, primarily during the cannabis-boom years of 2020-2021 when SMG's Hawthorne Gardening subsidiary drove the stock above $230. The stock has since collapsed to the $60 range, and Hagedorn's shift from active selling to accumulating awards suggests he views current prices as a floor rather than an exit opportunity. His nearly $8,000 in career purchases is negligible, but the absence of selling at these depressed levels tells its own story. What to Watch Whether Hagedorn begins selling again if SMG recovers toward the $80-100 range, which would signal he views the turnaround as mature The Hawthorne Gardening restructuring and whether the cannabis market recovery lifts the stock from its post-bubble lows Future award sizes — the January 2026 grant of 142,315 shares was unusually large, potentially tied to a new long-term incentive plan

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Source: 13F Insight — https://13finsight.com/news/hagedorn-smg-312-million-career-insider-sales
Author: Alex Rivera — https://13finsight.com/authors/alex-rivera
Last updated: 2026-03-01T11:35:48.145Z