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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$31.48 -0.64 (-2.00%)
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Central Garden & Pet - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
4
Buy
1

Based on 5 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Central Garden & Pet in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 5 analysts, 4 have given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for CENT.

Consensus Price Target

$40.00
27.08% Upside
According to the 5 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Central Garden & Pet, the average price target is $40.00. The highest price target for CENT is $45.00, while the lowest price target for CENT is $35.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 27.08% from the current price of $31.48.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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CENT Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
10/6/24 to 10/6/25
1 Month Ago
9/6/24 to 9/6/25
3 Months Ago
7/8/24 to 7/8/25
1 Year Ago
10/7/23 to 10/6/24
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
Hold
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$40.00$40.00$40.00$52.50
Forecasted Upside27.08% Upside6.30% Upside11.14% Upside55.83% Upside
Consensus RatingHoldHoldHoldBuy

CENT Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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CENT Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Central Garden & Pet Stock vs. The Competition

TypeCentral Garden & PetConsumer Discretionary CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.20
2.16
2.51
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside24.53% Upside237.65% Upside10.49% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
9/27/2025Weiss Ratings
0 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingHold (C-)
9/12/2025Zacks Research
0 of 5 stars
 DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
4/30/2025Truist Financial
3 of 5 stars
W. Chappell
Not Rated
DowngradeBuyHold$35.00+1.24%
1/7/2025Argus
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DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
11/26/2024Canaccord Genuity Group
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 Lower TargetBuy$48.00 ➝ $45.00+15.95%
5/9/2024Monness Crespi & Hardt
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CENT Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 5 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Central Garden & Pet is $40.00, with a high forecast of $45.00 and a low forecast of $35.00.

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Central Garden & Pet in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CENT shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CENT, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Central Garden & Pet's stock has a predicted upside of 27.08% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Central Garden & Pet's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.

Central Garden & Pet has been rated by research analysts at Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Central Garden & Pet more than other "consumer discretionary" companies. The consensus rating score for Central Garden & Pet is 2.20 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer discretionary" companies is 2.16. Learn more on how CENT compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:CENT) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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