Central Garden & Pet Company CENTA
Set alert
At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- +34.02%
- 1 year
- +38.38%
- Open
- 39.37
- Prev close
- 38.79
- Mkt cap
- 2.45B
- Vol
- 457.89K
- Avg vol
- 323.09K
- EPS
- 2.70
- P/E
- 14.49
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 38.59
- High
- 39.78
- Forward P/E
- 12.74
- Beta
- 0.59
- Short ratio
- 4.11
- Inst. own
- 97.45%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- Earnings
- Nov 23, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 35.96
- 200-d avg
- 35.06
- 1y target
- 46.25
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Aug 6, 2025Earnings: 1.56; estimate 1.34; surprise 16.42%
- Oct 23, 2025Rating: JP Morgan · Neutral → Neutral
- Nov 24, 2025Earnings: -0.09; estimate -0.2; surprise 55%
- Nov 25, 2025Rating: JP Morgan · Neutral → Neutral
- Jan 16, 2026Downgrade: JP Morgan · Neutral → Underweight
- Feb 4, 2026Earnings: 0.21; estimate 0.11; surprise 90.91%
- Apr 17, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Underweight → Underweight
- May 6, 2026Earnings: 1.29; estimate 1.08; surprise 19.44%
- Jun 17, 2026Rating: Canaccord Genuity · Buy → Buy
- Jul 16, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Underweight → Underweight
- Aug 5, 2026Earnings: 1.54; estimate 1.51; surprise 1.99%
Signals (109)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 30, 2026 | 1 day ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 22, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 20, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 19, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 6, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 1, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 30, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 30, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 25, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 20, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 18, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 14, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 10, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 6, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 30, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 29, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 2, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 26, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 24, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 5, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 3, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 29, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 18, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 15, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 12, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 6, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 4, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 29, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 9, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 2, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 31, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 26, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 20, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 17, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 27, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 5, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 29, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 29, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 16, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 13, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 8, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 31, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 16, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 25, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 21, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 21, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 20, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Aug 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 17, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 9, 2024 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 2.46B
- Enterprise value
- 2.84B
- Trailing P/E
- 14.58
- Forward P/E
- 12.74
- PEG ratio
- 1.87
- Price / sales
- 0.80
- Price / book
- 1.41
- EPS (TTM)
- 2.70
- Beta
- 0.59
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- 5.39%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 3.08B
- Revenue growth
- -8.20%
- Free cash flow
- 342.35M
- Total cash
- 996.71M
- Total debt
- 1.41B
- Return on equity
- 9.97%
- Shares outstanding
- 51.34M
- Short % of float
- 3.45%
- 50-day average
- 35.96
- 200-day average
- 35.06
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 39.00
- Target (mean)
- 46.25
- Target (high)
- 50.00
- Strong buy1
- Buy3
- Hold0
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Nov 23, 2026
Expected Nov 23, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate -0.05847.
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | -0.06 | — | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Jun 27, 2026 | 1.51 | 1.54 | +0.03 | +1.99% |
| May 6, 2026 | Mar 28, 2026 | 1.08 | 1.29 | +0.21 | +19.44% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Dec 27, 2025 | 0.11 | 0.21 | +0.10 | +90.91% |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | -0.20 | -0.09 | +0.11 | +55.00% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Jun 28, 2025 | 1.34 | 1.56 | +0.22 | +16.42% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Canaccord Genuity | main | Buy | Buy |
| Apr 17, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Jan 16, 2026 | JP Morgan | down | Neutral | Underweight |
| Nov 25, 2025 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 23, 2025 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
About Central Garden & Pet Company
Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Country
- United States
- Website
- central.com
News
- Central Garden & Pet Co Acquires W. Atlee Burpee, Terms Undisclosed
- Central Garden & Pet Acquires Burpee, an Iconic Brand in the Packet Seed and Young Plant Categories
- Is Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Stock Undervalued Right Now?
- Ashley Tisdale Teams Up with Nylabone to Celebrate a New Kind of Chew Toy
- Central Garden & Pet Announces Garden Segment Leadership Transition
- Are Consumer Discretionary Stocks Lagging Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) This Year?
- Should Value Investors Buy Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Stock?
- Is Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Discretionary Peers This Year?
- Central Garden & Pet to Participate in Virtual Investor Meetings with KeyBanc Capital Markets
- Central Garden & Pet to Participate in Virtual Investor Meetings with KeyBanc Capital Markets
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN WILLIAM E | Chairman of the Board | Sale | Aug 12, 2026 | 0 |
| CHUN COURTNEE A | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 10, 2026 | 18,263 |
| DOUGHER BRENDAN | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 10, 2026 | 16,429 |
| HANSON JOHN EDWARD | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Jun 23, 2026 | 0 |
| LAHANAS NICHOLAS | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 10, 2026 | 122,830 |
| MACHEK HOWARD | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 10, 2026 | 51,868 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 16.28% | 8,357,836 | 328.92M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 6.74% | 3,460,935 | 136.21M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.34% | 3,256,329 | 128.15M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century Companies Inc | 5.06% | 2,598,623 | 102.27M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| LSV Asset Management | 4.90% | 2,514,207 | 98.95M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.30% | 2,207,738 | 86.89M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 5.95% | 3,055,264 | 120.24M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 5.22% | 2,678,401 | 105.41M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.03% | 1,553,038 | 61.12M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.43% | 1,245,739 | 49.03M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.17% | 1,116,060 | 43.92M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| John Hancock Investment Trust-Small Cap Core Fund | 1.51% | 776,578 | 30.56M | Aug 30, 2026 |