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NASDAQ · CENTA

Central Garden & Pet Company

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

$34.34

Down-$0.03 (-0.09%)

Updated Sep 10, 2026, 11:51 PM

SID Score

6.1/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

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Market cap
1.93B
P/E ratio
12.81
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$25.97 – $40.80
Volume
263.69K
Avg. volume
369.11K

Price performance

CENTA price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

CENTA closed at $34.34 after 20 trading sessions, down 11.56% for the selected period.

Last close
$34.34
Period change
-11.56%
Period low
$34.34
Period high
$38.83
Daily close
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CENTA OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 9, 2026$34.99$35.15$34.25$34.34263.69K
Sep 8, 2026$35.73$35.73$34.67$35.29354.48K
Sep 4, 2026$36.06$36.325$35.80$36.07208.69K
Sep 3, 2026$36.94$37.23$35.90$36.06265.49K
Sep 2, 2026$36.43$37.125$34.9103$36.64362.76K
Sep 1, 2026$37.02$37.3999$36.00$36.42467.51K
Aug 31, 2026$37.62$37.84$37.10$37.21413.37K
Aug 28, 2026$37.93$38.07$37.52$37.81201.92K
Aug 27, 2026$37.77$38.00$37.26$37.72259.92K
Aug 26, 2026$38.46$38.485$37.88$38.18289.03K
Aug 25, 2026$38.36$38.61$37.64$38.24288.89K
Aug 24, 2026$38.43$38.99$38.11$38.36281.4K
Aug 21, 2026$38.15$38.5699$37.8223$38.43365.75K
Aug 20, 2026$37.88$38.19$37.77$38.06240.43K
Aug 19, 2026$38.69$39.13$38.075$38.50248.47K
Aug 18, 2026$37.90$38.62$36.98$38.48332.1K
Aug 17, 2026$37.57$37.86$37.33$37.64351.61K
Aug 14, 2026$38.32$38.75$37.72$37.85231.91K
Aug 13, 2026$38.80$39.50$38.42$38.57238.37K
Aug 12, 2026$38.39$39.24$38.16$38.83381.03K

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Overview

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Company profile

Central Garden & Pet Co offers solutions that support healthier pets, greener lawns, and thriving gardens. Its products include dog and cat treats, chews, toys, beds, containment, grooming supplies, aquatics, small animal and bird supplies, equine and livestock products, insect control solutions, grass seed, wild bird feed, fertilizers, pest controls, live plants, and packet seeds, sold under brands such as Aqueon, Nylabone, Kaytee, Farnam, Pennington, Ferry Morse, Amdro, and Sevin. The company operates through two segments, Pet and Garden, and sells through retailers, independent stores, eCommerce channels, and professional markets. It has sales and distribution operations mainly across the United States, with additional facilities in Canada and Mexico.

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Analyst outlook

Consensus and target data currently published for this company.

Consensus
Buy
Average target
$50.00
Implied upside
—
Analysts
12
CENTA recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
May 7, 2026Canaccord GenuityBuy—
Nov 25, 2025Canaccord GenuityBuy—
Nov 26, 2024Canaccord GenuityBuy—
Oct 16, 2024Truist SecuritiesBuy—
Sep 30, 2024Canaccord GenuityBuy—
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Yahoo · Sep 5, 2026

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Lifts Profit Outlook As Valuation Debate Sharpens

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) held a special call to discuss its fiscal 2026 third quarter, highlighting lower reported net sales, a higher full year profit outlook, and an agreement to acquire 80% of European pet supplier TRIXIE. At a share price of $41.71, Central Garden & Pet has seen short term momentum cool, with a 7 day share price return of 4.77% down and a 30 day share price return of 5.33% down. However, the year to date share price return of 30.55% and 1 year total shareholder return...

Yahoo · Sep 4, 2026

3 Consumer Stocks Walking a Fine Line

Consumer staples stocks are solid insurance policies in frothy markets ripe for corrections. On the other hand, they usually underperform during bull runs, and this paradigm has rung true over the past six months as the sector’s -5.1% decline paled in comparison to the S&P 500’s 11.7% gain.

Yahoo · Sep 3, 2026

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Raises Guidance Even As Sales Slide

On August 5, Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) reported fiscal 2026 third-quarter results for the period ended June 27, and the numbers pull in two directions at once. Net sales fell 8% to $882 million, yet the company raised its full-year profit outlook, a combination that says more about where the business is heading than […]

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