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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$43.14 +2.45 (+6.02%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

About Central Garden & Pet Stock (NASDAQ:CENT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.63
$43.88
50-Day Range
$33.21
$43.14
52-Week Range
$32.17
$47.48
Volume
281,435 shs
Average Volume
116,431 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.83 billion
P/E Ratio
26.66
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$46.75
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming products, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, e-commerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

Central Garden & Pet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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34th Percentile Overall Score

CENT MarketRank™: 

Central Garden & Pet scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 200th out of 283 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Central Garden & Pet has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.40, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Central Garden & Pet has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Central Garden & Pet's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Central Garden & Pet are expected to grow by 4.95% in the coming year, from $2.22 to $2.33 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Central Garden & Pet is 26.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.82.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Central Garden & Pet is 26.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.46.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Central Garden & Pet has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    18.78% of the float of Central Garden & Pet has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Central Garden & Pet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 14.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Garden & Pet has recently increased by 7.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Central Garden & Pet does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Central Garden & Pet does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    18.78% of the float of Central Garden & Pet has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Central Garden & Pet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 14.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Garden & Pet has recently increased by 7.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Central Garden & Pet has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Central Garden & Pet this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for CENT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Central Garden & Pet insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 9.53% of the stock of Central Garden & Pet is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 16.13% of the stock of Central Garden & Pet is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Central Garden & Pet's insider trading history.
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CENT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Central Garden & Pet's stock was trading at $32.0704 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CENT stock has increased by 34.5% and is now trading at $43.1350.
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Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 25th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.22) by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 10.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Central Garden & Pet's stock split on the morning of Friday, February 9th 2024. The 5-4 split was announced on Friday, February 9th 2024. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, February 9th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 125 shares after the split.

Central Garden & Pet subsidiaries include Green Garden.

Top institutional investors of Central Garden & Pet include Pacer Advisors Inc. (4.08%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.33%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.82%) and State Street Corp (0.55%). Insiders that own company stock include William E Brown, Nicholas Lahanas, John D Walker III, Howard Machek, Brooks Pennington III, John Edward Hanson and John Ranelli.
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Shares of CENT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Central Garden & Pet investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/25/2024
Today
12/17/2024
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Miscellaneous nondurable goods
Sub-Industry
Wholesale
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CENT
Employees
6,450
Year Founded
1980

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$46.75
High Stock Price Target
$52.00
Low Stock Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+7.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$107.98 million
Pretax Margin
4.45%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.20 billion
Cash Flow
$3.98 per share
Book Value
$23.20 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
59,343,000
Market Cap
$2.86 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NASDAQ:CENT) was last updated on 12/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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