Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Competitors $40.05 +3.60 (+9.88%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.05 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/11/2025 05:57 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:CENTA) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Is CENTA or CENT 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% Do analysts prefer CENTA or CENT? Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.69%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.12%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do institutionals & insiders believe in CENTA or CENT? 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CENTA or CENT? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CENTA or CENT? 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$3.20B0.73$107.98M$1.8719.12Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.82$107.98M$1.8721.42 Does the media refer more to CENTA or CENT? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 2 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 5 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.32 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Garden & Pet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCentral Garden & Pet beats Central Garden & Pet on 7 of the 10 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$2.39B$2.27B$8.39B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A4.38%3.12%4.01%P/E Ratio21.4215.2621.2720.25Price / Sales0.823.373.3499.65Price / Cash9.8416.5816.9458.16Price / Book1.731.674.655.49Net Income$107.98M$100.54M$214.95M$250.27M7 Day Performance9.77%-1.72%36.56%4.80%1 Month Performance12.75%-2.95%45.68%7.68%1 Year Performance4.79%-12.41%16.03%16.36% Central Garden & Pet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENTCentral Garden & Pet1.6727 of 5 stars$40.05+9.9%$40.00-0.1%+5.2%$2.39B$3.20B21.426,450News CoverageGap UpCENTACentral Garden & Pet2.3097 of 5 stars$31.55-2.7%$33.00+4.6%+9.1%$2.07B$3.20B16.877,000News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.8489 of 5 stars$126.55-2.5%$145.70+15.1%-0.2%$5.67B$4.54B50.428,760INGMIngram Micro1.5116 of 5 stars$20.08-8.1%$25.71+28.1%N/A$4.72B$47.98B0.0023,500AVTAvnet4.4074 of 5 stars$55.14-2.0%$49.00-11.1%+6.0%$4.62B$22.15B15.4515,462GMSGMS2.8681 of 5 stars$109.42-0.3%$101.11-7.6%+29.2%$4.16B$5.51B37.867,113Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeREZIResideo Technologies3.0878 of 5 stars$23.51-2.4%$23.00-2.2%+17.7%$3.49B$6.76B73.4714,600News CoverageGLPGlobal Partners2.8688 of 5 stars$51.78-1.7%$56.00+8.1%+20.3%$1.76B$17.16B16.444,840WKCWorld Kinect3.1822 of 5 stars$29.28-1.2%$29.00-1.0%+12.8%$1.66B$42.17B122.004,745DSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.7369 of 5 stars$28.43-2.3%$40.50+42.5%-6.7%$1.32B$1.80B1,422.214,400Positive NewsGICGlobal Industrial2.4268 of 5 stars$28.09-0.7%N/A-13.2%$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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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