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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$30.93 -0.26 (-0.83%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$30.95 +0.02 (+0.06%)
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About Central Garden & Pet Stock (NASDAQ:CENT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$30.71
$31.30
50-Day Range
$31.19
$39.62
52-Week Range
$30.71
$43.88
Volume
55,022 shs
Average Volume
130,703 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.94 billion
P/E Ratio
14.06
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$40.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Central Garden & Pet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

CENT MarketRank™: 

Central Garden & Pet scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 112th out of 298 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Central Garden & Pet has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $40.00, representing about 29.5% upside from its current price of $30.89.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Central Garden & Pet has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Central Garden & Pet's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Central Garden & Pet are expected to grow by 2.10% in the coming year, from $2.38 to $2.43 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Central Garden & Pet is 14.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.47.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Central Garden & Pet is 14.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.10.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Central Garden & Pet has a P/B Ratio of 1.33. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Central Garden & Pet's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.94% of the float of Central Garden & Pet has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Central Garden & Pet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Garden & Pet has recently decreased by 10.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Central Garden & Pet does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Central Garden & Pet does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.94% of the float of Central Garden & Pet has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Central Garden & Pet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Garden & Pet has recently decreased by 10.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Central Garden & Pet has a news sentiment score of -0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Central Garden & Pet this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Central Garden & Pet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Central Garden & Pet insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $214,281.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 8.19% of the stock of Central Garden & Pet is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 16.13% of the stock of Central Garden & Pet is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Central Garden & Pet's insider trading history.
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CENT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Central Garden & Pet's stock was trading at $38.80 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CENT stock has decreased by 20.4% and is now trading at $30.89.

Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported $1.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.22. Central Garden & Pet's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis.
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Central Garden & Pet shares split on Friday, February 9th 2024.The 5-4 split was announced on Friday, February 9th 2024. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, February 9th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 125 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Central Garden & Pet: Green Garden.

Shares of CENT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Central Garden & Pet investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
10/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
CONSM PD - MISC DIS
Sub-Industry
Wholesale
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CENT
CIK
887733
Employees
6,450
Year Founded
1980

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$45.00
Low Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+29.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.20
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.04
Forward P/E Ratio
12.95
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$107.98 million
Net Margins
4.44%
Pretax Margin
5.95%
Return on Equity
10.77%
Return on Assets
4.65%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.75
Current Ratio
3.56
Quick Ratio
2.28

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.20 billion
Price / Sales
0.61
Cash Flow
$3.55 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.67
Book Value
$23.20 per share
Price / Book
1.33

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
62,870,000
Free Float
57,722,000
Market Cap
$1.94 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.67

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This page (NASDAQ:CENT) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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