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Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Central Garden & Pet Short Interest Data

Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) has a short interest of 701,500 shares, representing 1.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.74% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 310,983 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
701,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
822,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-14.74%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$22.63 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
65,507,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.34%
Today's Trading Volume
10,402 shares
Average Trading Volume
310,983 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
3%
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CENTA Short Interest Over Time

CENTA Days to Cover Over Time

CENTA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Central Garden & Pet Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/2025701,500 shares $22.63 million -14.7%1.3%2.1 $32.26
3/31/2025822,800 shares $26.93 million -9.3%1.6%2.5 $32.73
3/15/2025906,900 shares $29.33 million -12.0%1.7%2.7 $32.34
2/28/20251,030,000 shares $32.42 million +4.3%2.0%3.4 $31.48
2/15/2025987,400 shares $32.83 million +4.1%1.9%3.3 $33.25
1/31/2025948,400 shares $29.58 million +5.2%N/A3.2 $31.19
1/15/2025901,600 shares $27.49 million +4.2%N/A3.1 $30.49
12/31/2024865,600 shares $28.61 million -2.7%N/A2.8 $33.05
12/15/2024890,000 shares $30.90 million +13.0%N/A2.8 $34.72
11/30/2024787,500 shares $26.61 million -2.3%N/A2.5 $33.79
11/15/2024806,100 shares $25.50 million -2.6%N/A2.6 $31.63
10/31/2024827,600 shares $24.12 million +16.5%N/A2.7 $29.14
10/15/2024710,400 shares $21.28 million +2.5%N/A2.2 $29.95
9/30/2024692,900 shares $21.76 million -20.5%N/A2.2 $31.40
9/15/2024871,100 shares $28.81 million -10.7%N/A2.7 $33.07
8/31/2024975,600 shares $33.37 million +4.8%N/A3.3 $34.20
8/15/2024930,700 shares $31.61 million -15.4%N/A3.1 $33.96
7/31/20241,100,000 shares $37.80 million -14.1%N/A3.7 $34.36
7/15/20241,280,000 shares $41.83 million +5.8%N/A4.7 $32.68
6/30/20241,210,000 shares $39.97 million +18.6%N/A4.9 $33.03
6/15/20241,020,000 shares $33.22 million +56.5%N/A4.4 $32.57
5/31/2024651,900 shares $24.35 million -17.4%N/A3 $37.35
5/15/2024789,300 shares $32.24 million -7.1%N/A3.6 $40.84
4/30/2024849,600 shares $30.10 million +0.5%N/A3.5 $35.43
4/15/2024845,200 shares $28.89 million +1.5%N/A3.4 $34.18
3/31/2024832,800 shares $30.75 million -16.7%N/A3.3 $36.92
3/15/2024999,500 shares $36.12 million +3.3%N/A3.7 $36.14
2/29/2024967,600 shares $36.47 million +33.3%N/A3.3 $37.69
2/15/2024725,800 shares $27.04 million +46.5%N/A2.5 $37.25
1/31/2024495,600 shares $16.37 million -3.4%1.3%1.9 $33.02
1/15/2024513,100 shares $21.34 million -2.1%1.6%2.6 $41.59
12/31/2023523,900 shares $18.46 million -12.5%1.3%2.8 $35.23
12/15/2023599,000 shares $25.21 million +11.4%1.5%3.3 $42.08
11/30/2023537,700 shares $19.51 million -1.0%1.4%3.2 $36.28
11/15/2023543,000 shares $22.36 million +21.3%1.4%3.4 $41.17
10/31/2023447,600 shares $17.77 million +16.4%1.1%2.9 $39.69
10/15/2023384,600 shares $15.21 million -10.6%1.0%2.4 $39.56
9/30/2023430,300 shares $17.25 million -1.1%1.1%2.7 $40.09
9/15/2023435,200 shares $18.34 million +11.2%1.1%2.5 $42.14
8/31/2023391,400 shares $15.97 million -0.5%1.0%2.4 $40.80
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8/15/2023393,500 shares $16.47 million +1.9%1.0%2 $41.86
7/31/2023386,100 shares $14.76 million +6.0%1.0%1.9 $38.22
7/15/2023364,400 shares $13.54 million +10.8%0.9%1.8 $37.16
6/30/2023328,900 shares $11.99 million -19.4%0.8%1.7 $36.46
6/15/2023408,100 shares $14.83 million -9.8%1.0%2.1 $36.34
5/31/2023452,200 shares $15.53 million -21.3%1.1%2.4 $34.35
5/15/2023574,300 shares $20.30 million -19.0%1.5%3.6 $35.35
4/30/2023709,300 shares $25.06 million +3.9%1.8%4.6 $35.33
4/15/2023682,500 shares $25.78 million -16.2%1.7%4.4 $37.78
3/31/2023814,400 shares $31.82 million -23.9%2.1%5 $39.07
3/15/20231,070,000 shares $40.19 million +19.1%2.7%6.4 $37.56
2/28/2023898,600 shares $34.53 million +4.9%2.3%5.2 $38.43
2/15/2023856,400 shares $34.56 million +3.1%2.2%4.7 $40.36
1/31/2023830,900 shares $32.93 million +21.7%2.1%4.7 $39.63
1/15/2023683,000 shares $26.19 million -10.8%1.7%4 $38.34
12/30/2022765,400 shares $27.40 million -2.7%1.9%4.6 $35.80
12/15/2022786,200 shares $27.50 million +16.9%2.0%4.8 $34.98
11/30/2022672,600 shares $26.28 million +7.7%1.7%4.2 $39.07
11/15/2022624,800 shares $26.23 million -20.0%1.6%3.9 $41.98
10/31/2022780,500 shares $30.55 million -13.6%2.0%5.1 $39.14
10/15/2022903,100 shares $31.59 million +8.3%2.3%5.8 $34.98
9/30/2022834,300 shares $28.50 million +13.4%2.1%5.4 $34.16
9/15/2022735,700 shares $25.65 million +2.2%1.9%4.4 $34.87
8/31/2022719,700 shares $27.18 million -7.3%1.8%4.4 $37.76
8/15/2022776,500 shares $32.94 million -5.8%2.0%4.6 $42.42
7/31/2022824,000 shares $33.62 million -12.1%2.0%4.5 $40.80
7/15/2022937,700 shares $38.66 million +7.2%2.3%5.2 $41.23
6/30/2022874,600 shares $34.99 million +2.2%2.1%4.9 $40.01
6/15/2022855,600 shares $33.81 million -0.8%2.1%5.1 $39.52
5/31/2022862,300 shares $36.50 million +3.5%2.1%5.2 $42.33
5/15/2022833,500 shares $35.32 million +6.2%2.1%4.6 $42.37
4/30/2022784,900 shares $32.48 million -11.1%1.9%4.4 $41.38
4/15/2022882,600 shares $37.49 million +7.7%2.2%4.7 $42.48
3/31/2022819,300 shares $33.41 million -10.9%2.0%4.3 $40.78
3/15/2022919,400 shares $38.02 million +14.2%2.3%4.8 $41.35
2/28/2022805,300 shares $35.47 million +5.1%2.0%3.8 $44.04
2/15/2022766,100 shares $32.41 million +9.7%1.9%3.6 $42.31
1/31/2022698,200 shares $30.25 million +30.8%1.7%3.4 $43.33
1/15/2022533,900 shares $23.90 million -10.0%1.3%2.9 $44.77
12/31/2021593,400 shares $28.39 million -3.1%1.5%3.3 $47.85
12/15/2021612,500 shares $27.49 million +16.7%1.6%3.2 $44.88
11/30/2021524,700 shares $22.75 million +2.1%1.3%3 $43.35
11/15/2021513,800 shares $26.03 million -20.8%1.3%2.8 $50.66
10/29/2021648,400 shares $29.96 million +0.7%1.6%3.6 $46.20
10/15/2021644,100 shares $28.97 million -13.5%1.6%3.5 $44.98
9/30/2021744,400 shares $32.01 million +16.5%1.9%4.2 $43.00
9/15/2021639,000 shares $26.21 million -5.0%1.6%3.2 $41.01
8/31/2021672,900 shares $28.04 million -0.8%1.7%3.5 $41.67
8/13/2021678,100 shares $29.31 million +1.9%1.7%3.6 $43.23
7/30/2021665,500 shares $28.82 million +6.8%1.7%3.4 $43.31
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7/15/2021622,900 shares $28.46 million -3.5%1.6%3.1 $45.69
6/30/2021645,200 shares $31.16 million +0.9%1.6%3.1 $48.30
6/15/2021639,300 shares $33.01 million -1.4%1.6%3.2 $51.63
5/28/2021648,100 shares $32.70 million -2.4%1.6%3.1 $50.45
5/14/2021664,200 shares $35.04 million -10.9%1.7%3 $52.76
4/30/2021745,500 shares $38.36 million -11.1%1.9%3.2 $51.45
4/15/2021838,900 shares $42.87 million +2.0%2.1%3.7 $51.10
3/31/2021822,500 shares $43.24 million -16.1%2.1%3.5 $52.57
3/15/2021980,300 shares $46.95 million +5.9%2.5%4.2 $47.89
2/26/2021925,800 shares $38.05 million +10.5%2.3%4.1 $41.10
2/12/2021837,800 shares $36.35 million +12.6%2.1%3.8 $43.39
1/29/2021744,200 shares $29.41 million -1.3%1.9%3.5 $39.52
1/15/2021753,800 shares $28.80 million -0.5%1.9%3.8 $38.20
12/31/2020757,600 shares $26.96 million +46.5%1.9%4 $35.58
12/15/2020517,200 shares $17.85 million +6.0%1.3%2.8 $34.52
11/30/2020487,800 shares $18.19 million -6.1%1.2%2.7 $37.28
11/15/2020519,400 shares $19.44 million -5.7%1.3%2.9 $37.42
10/30/2020551,000 shares $19.87 million +14.3%1.4%3.1 $36.06
10/15/2020482,200 shares $18.48 million -18.2%1.2%2.3 $38.32
9/30/2020589,400 shares $21.30 million -6.6%1.5%2.6 $36.14
9/15/2020630,800 shares $22.78 million +7.0%1.6%2.7 $36.12
8/31/2020589,700 shares $21.91 million -4.9%1.5%2.4 $37.16
8/14/2020620,000 shares $24.15 million -5.0%1.6%2.5 $38.95
7/31/2020652,500 shares $22.61 million +1.0%1.7%2.5 $34.65
7/15/2020645,900 shares $22.23 million -12.3%1.7%2.5 $34.41
6/30/2020736,600 shares $25.09 million -8.5%1.9%2.8 $34.06
6/15/2020804,800 shares $25.57 million +11.7%2.1%2.7 $31.77
5/29/2020720,800 shares $24.69 million -8.5%1.9%2.1 $34.26
5/15/2020787,400 shares $25.45 million -22.8%2.0%2.1 $32.32

CENTA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Central Garden & Pet's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Central Garden & Pet shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 701,500 shares of CENTA short. 1.34% of Central Garden & Pet's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Central Garden & Pet's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Central Garden & Pet?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CENTA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Central Garden & Pet's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Central Garden & Pet?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Central Garden & Pet: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Central Garden & Pet?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.34% of Central Garden & Pet's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Central Garden & Pet's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Central Garden & Pet saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 701,500 shares, a decline of 14.7% from the previous total of 822,800 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does Central Garden & Pet's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.34% of Central Garden & Pet's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Central Garden & Pet: WD-40 (6.69%), Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (8.21%), Oil-Dri Co. of America (0.90%), The Procter & Gamble Company (0.74%), Colgate-Palmolive (1.42%), Kimberly-Clark Co. (1.35%), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (2.29%), The Clorox Company (2.80%), Central Garden & Pet (13.76%), Vestis Co. (5.71%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Central Garden & Pet stock?

Short selling CENTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Central Garden & Pet as its price is falling. CENTA shares are trading up $0.22 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Central Garden & Pet?

A short squeeze for Central Garden & Pet occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CENTA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Central Garden & Pet's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CENTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:CENTA) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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