Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Competitors $35.99 +0.43 (+1.21%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.99 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 07/8/2025 06:14 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, INGM, AVT, GMS, REZI, GLP, WKC, DSGR, 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), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), and Global Industrial (GIC). Central Garden & Pet vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet SiteOne Landscape Supply Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Resideo Technologies Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Global Industrial Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Which has better valuation and 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$3.20B0.74$107.98M$1.8719.25Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.65$107.98M$1.8717.11 Which has more volatility and 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 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CENT or CENTA? Central Garden & Pet presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.14%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.16%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CENT or CENTA? 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CENT or CENTA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Garden & Pet3.90% 10.14% 4.40% Central Garden & Pet 3.90%10.14%4.40% Does the media prefer CENT or CENTA? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 1 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 1 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Central Garden & Pet'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Central Garden & Pet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCentral Garden & Pet beats Central Garden & Pet on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Central Garden & Pet News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CENT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$2.33B$2.25B$8.27B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A4.36%3.19%4.04%P/E Ratio19.2515.3020.9120.11Price / Sales0.743.513.33119.81Price / Cash9.6016.8216.6257.86Price / Book1.551.684.635.56Net Income$107.98M$100.54M$212.37M$248.40M7 Day Performance-1.02%0.05%36.35%4.67%1 Month Performance-0.39%-0.59%44.64%6.64%1 Year Performance-1.77%-8.49%19.78%21.31% Central Garden & Pet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENTCentral Garden & Pet2.7392 of 5 stars$35.99+1.2%$40.00+11.1%-4.0%$2.33B$3.20B19.256,450CENTACentral Garden & Pet1.3027 of 5 stars$31.55-2.7%$33.00+4.6%-0.8%$2.07B$3.20B16.877,000High Trading VolumeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.8227 of 5 stars$126.55-2.5%$145.70+15.1%+10.5%$5.67B$4.54B50.428,760INGMIngram Micro2.4098 of 5 stars$20.08-8.1%$25.71+28.1%N/A$4.72B$47.98B0.0023,500News CoverageAVTAvnet3.933 of 5 stars$55.14-2.0%$49.00-11.1%+9.5%$4.62B$22.15B15.4515,462GMSGMS2.2846 of 5 stars$109.42-0.3%$101.11-7.6%+36.9%$4.16B$5.51B37.867,113High Trading VolumeREZIResideo Technologies3.1382 of 5 stars$23.51-2.4%$23.00-2.2%+24.5%$3.49B$6.76B73.4714,600GLPGlobal Partners2.7954 of 5 stars$51.78-1.7%$56.00+8.1%+14.7%$1.76B$17.16B16.444,840WKCWorld Kinect1.3733 of 5 stars$29.28-1.2%$29.00-1.0%+17.0%$1.66B$42.17B122.004,745News CoverageDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.577 of 5 stars$28.43-2.3%$40.50+42.5%+0.4%$1.32B$1.80B1,422.214,400GICGlobal Industrial3.0733 of 5 stars$28.09-0.7%N/A-8.6%$1.08B$1.31B17.781,845 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Competitors SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors Avnet Competitors GMS Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Global Partners Competitors World Kinect Competitors Distribution Solutions Group 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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