Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Competitors $35.95 -0.22 (-0.61%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.97 +0.02 (+0.04%) As of 04:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CENT vs. CENTA, SITE, REZI, INGM, AVT, GMS, GLP, DSGR, WKC, and GICShould you be buying Central Garden & Pet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Garden & Pet include Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), Global Partners (GLP), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), World Kinect (WKC), and Global Industrial (GIC). Central Garden & Pet vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet SiteOne Landscape Supply Resideo Technologies Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Global Partners Distribution Solutions Group World Kinect Global Industrial Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Is CENT or CENTA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Garden & Pet4.44% 10.77% 4.65% Central Garden & Pet 4.44%10.77%4.65% Does the media prefer CENT or CENTA? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet and Central Garden & Pet both had 9 articles in the media. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.73 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Garden & Pet 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CENT or CENTA? Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.27%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.61%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more volatility & risk, CENT or CENTA? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CENT or CENTA? Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Garden & Pet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Garden & Pet$3.20B0.71$107.98M$2.2016.34Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.64$107.98M$2.2014.82 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CENT or CENTA? 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCentral Garden & Pet and Central Garden & Pet tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CENT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CENT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentral Garden & PetCONSM PD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.26B$2.37B$8.57B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A4.54%3.06%4.02%P/E Ratio16.3417.2517.8926.60Price / Sales0.712.275.24121.37Price / Cash9.6615.8016.9759.36Price / Book1.421.684.806.67Net Income$107.98M$106.49M$227.38M$265.59M7 Day Performance0.87%2.27%3.53%3.42%1 Month Performance-8.50%-7.34%13.92%1.09%1 Year Performance-8.73%-15.89%51.42%23.85% Central Garden & Pet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENTCentral Garden & Pet3.1514 of 5 stars$35.95-0.6%$40.00+11.3%-9.0%$2.26B$3.20B16.346,450News CoverageInsider TradeCENTACentral Garden & Pet2.8825 of 5 stars$32.70-1.5%$38.67+18.2%-4.9%$2.09B$3.20B14.867,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.1156 of 5 stars$144.64-1.8%$147.00+1.6%+3.7%$6.57B$4.54B53.738,760Positive NewsREZIResideo Technologies3.1903 of 5 stars$34.45+1.3%$28.00-18.7%+71.5%$5.06B$6.76B16.1114,600Positive NewsInsider TradeINGMIngram Micro4.2642 of 5 stars$19.68-2.3%$25.79+31.0%N/A$4.73B$47.98B7.0723,500Positive NewsAVTAvnet4.3263 of 5 stars$55.10-1.0%$49.00-11.1%+0.2%$4.65B$22.20B16.1814,869Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionGMSGMS2.4454 of 5 stars$109.83-0.1%$101.11-7.9%+19.3%$4.18B$5.51B17.847,113Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsGLPGlobal Partners3.4603 of 5 stars$51.12+0.3%$56.00+9.6%+22.0%$1.73B$17.16B19.664,840Positive NewsDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.8428 of 5 stars$33.24-0.1%$41.00+23.3%-11.5%$1.54B$1.80B22.944,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastWKCWorld Kinect2.0371 of 5 stars$26.61-0.6%$29.40+10.5%-4.0%$1.49B$42.17B11.594,745Positive NewsGICGlobal Industrial2.3756 of 5 stars$37.13+2.2%N/A+11.9%$1.39B$1.32B21.241,845 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Competitors SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors Avnet Competitors GMS Competitors Global Partners Competitors Distribution Solutions Group Competitors World Kinect Competitors Global Industrial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CENT) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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