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

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$35.18 -0.18 (-0.51%)
As of 06/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Central Garden & Pet Stock (NASDAQ:CENT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$35.10
$35.53
50-Day Range
$33.56
$36.82
52-Week Range
$31.97
$43.88
Volume
64,072 shs
Average Volume
141,201 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.30 billion
P/E Ratio
18.81
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$40.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Central Garden & Pet Co. engages in the production and distribution of branded and private label products for the lawn, garden, and pet supplies markets. It operates through the Pet and Garden segments. The Pet segment focuses on dog and cat supplies such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming products, waste management and training pads, supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles and pet birds including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, food and supplements, products for equine and livestock, animal and household health and insect control products, live fish, and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. The Garden segment includes lawn and garden consumables such as grass, vegetable, flower and herb seed, wild bird feed, bird houses and other birding accessories, weed, grass, and other herbicides, insecticide and pesticide products, fertilizers, and live plants. The company was founded by William E. Brown in 1980 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Central Garden & Pet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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65th Percentile Overall Score

CENT MarketRank™: 

Central Garden & Pet scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 121st out of 293 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 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Central Garden & Pet has only been the subject of 1 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 18.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.89.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Central Garden & Pet is 18.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 20.32.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Central Garden & Pet has a P/B Ratio of 1.52. 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

    14.25% 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 8.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Garden & Pet has recently decreased by 0.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • 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

    14.25% 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 8.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Garden & Pet has recently decreased by 0.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Central Garden & Pet has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Central Garden & Pet this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for CENT on MarketBeat 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 $3,490,112.00 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 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CENT shares have decreased by 9.3% and is now trading at $35.18.
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Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.10. Central Garden & Pet's revenue for the quarter was down 7.4% 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
5/07/2025
Today
6/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$40.00
High Stock Price Target
$45.00
Low Stock Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
18.81
Forward P/E Ratio
14.78
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$107.98 million
Pretax Margin
5.20%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.20 billion
Cash Flow
$3.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.54
Book Value
$23.20 per share
Price / Book
1.52

Miscellaneous

Free Float
60,142,000
Market Cap
$2.30 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.72

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This page (NASDAQ:CENT) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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