Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $35.99 +0.18 (+0.50%) As of 02:47 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Central Garden & Pet Short Interest DataCentral Garden & Pet (CENT) has a short interest of 1.10 million shares, representing 13.29% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -5.98% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 12.7, indicating that it would take 12.7 days of the average trading volume of 142,207 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,100,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,170,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.98%Dollar Volume Sold Short$42.92 millionShort Interest Ratio12.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares62,870,000 sharesFloat Size8,280,000 sharesShort Percent of Float13.29%Today's Trading Volume20,798 sharesAverage Trading Volume142,207 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average15% Short Selling Central Garden & Pet? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Central Garden & Pet and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCENT Short Interest Over TimeCENT Days to Cover Over TimeCENT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Central Garden & Pet Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20251,100,000 shares $42.92 million -6.0%13.3%12.7 $39.02 7/15/20251,170,000 shares $46.17 million +1.7%14.1%12.3 $39.46 6/30/20251,150,000 shares $40.46 million -2.5%13.9%10.3 $35.18 6/15/20251,180,000 shares $40.37 million -0.8%14.3%8.7 $34.21 5/31/20251,190,000 shares $43.01 million -4.8%14.3%6 $36.14 5/15/20251,250,000 shares $44.59 million +2.5%15.0%5.6 $35.67 4/30/20251,220,000 shares $40.94 million -1.6%13.5%5.4 $33.56 4/15/20251,240,000 shares $45.17 million -6.1%13.8%5.7 $36.43 3/31/20251,320,000 shares $48.39 million -40.0%14.7%6.3 $36.66 3/15/20252,200,000 shares $80.54 million +7.3%24.4%10.9 $36.61 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CENT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Central Garden & Pet and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20252,050,000 shares $72.34 million +10.8%22.8%15.3 $35.29 2/15/20251,850,000 shares $71.69 million -1.1%21.1%14.6 $38.75 1/31/20251,870,000 shares $68.24 million -2.1%20.9%15.6 $36.49 1/15/20251,910,000 shares $68.68 million -3.1%21.3%16.3 $35.96 12/31/20241,970,000 shares $76.44 million +11.9%21.9%16 $38.80 12/15/20241,760,000 shares $71.67 million +2.3%19.3%14 $40.72 11/30/20241,720,000 shares $68.37 million +7.5%18.8%14.3 $39.75 11/15/20241,600,000 shares $59.07 million +8.8%16.9%13.4 $36.92 10/31/20241,470,000 shares $50.42 million +3.5%15.4%12.6 $34.30 10/15/20241,420,000 shares $49.47 million +4.4%14.9%11.7 $34.84 9/30/20241,360,000 shares $49.60 million -8.7%14.3%11.4 $36.47 9/15/20241,490,000 shares $57.19 million +4.2%15.6%12.1 $38.38 8/31/20241,430,000 shares $56.44 million +18.2%15.0%11.4 $39.47 8/15/20241,210,000 shares $47.57 million -10.4%12.7%9.9 $39.31 7/31/20241,350,000 shares $53.78 million +5.5%14.2%11.5 $39.84 7/15/20241,280,000 shares $48.72 million +3.2%13.4%11.5 $38.06 6/30/20241,240,000 shares $47.74 million +5.1%13.0%11.7 $38.50 6/15/20241,180,000 shares $44.55 million +8.3%12.4%11.5 $37.75 5/31/20241,090,000 shares $47.36 million +2.8%11.4%11.5 $43.45 5/15/20241,060,000 shares $50.17 million +7.7%11.1%10.4 $47.33 4/30/2024983,900 shares $40.29 million -12.9%10.3%8.3 $40.95 4/15/20241,130,000 shares $44.61 million -5.0%11.9%9.7 $39.48 3/31/20241,190,000 shares $50.97 million +2.6%12.5%10.6 $42.83 3/15/20241,160,000 shares $49.13 million +5.5%14.5%10.3 $42.35 2/29/20241,100,000 shares $48.26 million +4.8%13.7%9.1 $43.87 2/15/20241,050,000 shares $45.79 million +7.5%13.1%8.9 $43.61 1/31/2024976,600 shares $36.64 million +4.7%10.6%9.7 $37.52 1/15/2024932,600 shares $44.25 million +5.8%10.1%10.3 $47.45 12/31/2023881,900 shares $35.35 million +20.1%9.5%10.3 $40.09 12/15/2023734,500 shares $35.36 million +19.8%8.0%8.9 $48.14He Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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Now, the man who called Nvidia at $1.10 reveals AI’s Next Magnificent Seven… including one stock he says could become America’s next trillion-dollar giant.See his full breakdown of the seven stocks to own now 11/30/2023613,200 shares $24.88 million +4.3%6.6%7.4 $40.58 11/15/2023587,700 shares $26.55 million -3.4%6.4%8.1 $45.18 10/31/2023608,300 shares $26.54 million +9.6%6.6%9.1 $43.63 10/15/2023554,900 shares $24.24 million -6.4%6.0%8.3 $43.68 9/30/2023592,600 shares $26.16 million +106.1%6.4%9.2 $44.14 9/15/2023287,600 shares $13.49 million -0.1%3.1%4.7 $46.92 8/31/2023287,800 shares $12.70 million +9.4%3.1%7.1 $44.14 8/15/2023263,100 shares $11.79 million -12.1%2.9%5.9 $44.80 7/31/2023299,400 shares $12.12 million -1.1%3.3%6.4 $40.48 7/15/2023302,800 shares $11.91 million +5.1%3.3%6.8 $39.32 6/30/2023288,100 shares $11.17 million -17.4%3.1%6.2 $38.77 6/15/2023348,600 shares $13.52 million +4.3%3.8%7.8 $38.78 5/31/2023334,300 shares $12.14 million +20.5%3.6%7.6 $36.30 5/15/2023277,400 shares $10.22 million -0.4%3.0%6.8 $36.83 4/30/2023278,600 shares $10.26 million -0.6%3.0%7.3 $36.84 4/15/2023280,200 shares $11.13 million -5.3%3.0%7.6 $39.73 3/31/2023295,800 shares $12.15 million -0.7%3.2%8.3 $41.06 3/15/2023297,800 shares $11.69 million +23.5%3.2%8.3 $39.27 2/28/2023241,200 shares $9.77 million -5.3%2.6%6.9 $40.50 2/15/2023254,700 shares $10.86 million -3.0%2.7%7.1 $42.65 1/31/2023262,600 shares $11.01 million +13.0%2.8%7.1 $41.94 1/15/2023232,500 shares $9.37 million -0.1%2.5%6.4 $40.32 12/30/2022232,700 shares $8.71 million -0.8%2.5%5.8 $37.45 12/15/2022234,600 shares $8.59 million +0.3%2.6%5.4 $36.63 11/30/2022233,900 shares $9.60 million -16.4%2.6%5.3 $41.05 11/15/2022279,900 shares $12.42 million -0.1%3.0%6.2 $44.37 10/31/2022280,100 shares $11.56 million -7.3%3.0%6.4 $41.27 10/15/2022302,200 shares $11.15 million +5.0%3.3%6.6 $36.88 9/30/2022287,800 shares $10.37 million -7.4%3.1%6.8 $36.04 9/15/2022310,900 shares $11.49 million +8.9%3.4%6.5 $36.97 8/31/2022285,500 shares $11.40 million -4.1%3.1%5.9 $39.92 8/15/2022297,600 shares $13.42 million +1.1%3.2%6.2 $45.11 7/31/2022294,500 shares $12.76 million -0.6%3.2%5.8 $43.34 7/15/2022296,200 shares $13.07 million +63.0%3.2%6 $44.13 6/30/2022181,700 shares $7.71 million -10.3%2.0%3.6 $42.42 6/15/2022202,500 shares $8.53 million +13.1%2.2%4.8 $42.14 5/31/2022179,000 shares $8.09 million +40.6%1.9%4.7 $45.18 5/15/2022127,300 shares $5.71 million -5.6%1.4%3.1 $44.84 4/30/2022134,900 shares $5.91 million +1.3%1.5%3.4 $43.79 4/15/2022133,200 shares $6.03 million -11.0%1.4%2.8 $45.29 3/31/2022149,700 shares $6.58 million -20.9%1.6%3 $43.96 3/15/2022189,300 shares $8.49 million No Change2.0%3.8 $44.84 2/28/2022189,300 shares $8.96 million -7.9%2.0%2.9 $47.34 2/15/2022205,600 shares $9.33 million -5.6%2.2%3 $45.36 1/31/2022217,800 shares $10.10 million -35.9%2.3%3.1 $46.39 1/15/2022340,000 shares $16.51 million -6.8%3.7%5.5 $48.57 12/31/2021364,900 shares $19.20 million -16.9%3.9%6.1 $52.63 12/15/2021439,300 shares $21.77 million -15.8%4.7%6.9 $49.55 11/30/2021521,500 shares $25.13 million -6.9%5.6%9.5 $48.18 11/15/2021560,300 shares $31.46 million -0.6%6.0%10.1 $56.14He Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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Now, the man who called Nvidia at $1.10 reveals AI’s Next Magnificent Seven… including one stock he says could become America’s next trillion-dollar giant.See his full breakdown of the seven stocks to own now 10/29/2021563,800 shares $29.08 million -9.7%6.1%10 $51.58 10/15/2021624,200 shares $30.86 million -1.1%6.7%10.1 $49.44 9/30/2021630,800 shares $30.28 million +8.3%6.8%9.7 $48.00 9/15/2021582,400 shares $26.22 million -3.1%6.3%7 $45.02 8/31/2021600,900 shares $27.67 million +0.7%6.5%7.8 $46.05 8/13/2021596,800 shares $28.65 million +17.1%6.4%7.8 $48.00 7/30/2021509,700 shares $24.61 million +2.5%5.5%6.5 $48.29 7/15/2021497,200 shares $25.43 million -8.2%5.4%6.5 $51.15 6/30/2021541,800 shares $28.68 million +53.7%5.8%7.1 $52.93 6/15/2021352,600 shares $19.60 million +0.9%3.8%4.9 $55.60 5/28/2021349,400 shares $19.19 million +1.4%3.8%4.6 $54.93 5/14/2021344,600 shares $19.76 million -21.2%3.7%4.2 $57.33 4/30/2021437,100 shares $24.86 million -1.0%4.7%5 $56.88 4/15/2021441,400 shares $24.63 million -11.4%4.8%4.9 $55.80 3/31/2021498,200 shares $29.26 million +4.9%5.4%5.6 $58.73 3/15/2021474,800 shares $25.11 million +7.7%5.1%5.1 $52.88 2/26/2021440,800 shares $19.93 million -3.0%4.7%4.5 $45.22 2/12/2021454,600 shares $21.68 million -10.6%4.9%4.6 $47.70 1/29/2021508,300 shares $21.94 million +0.9%5.4%5.2 $43.16 1/15/2021503,700 shares $20.68 million -5.0%5.3%5.5 $41.06 12/31/2020530,100 shares $20.07 million +17.4%5.6%6 $37.87 12/15/2020451,600 shares $16.71 million +3.4%4.9%5.1 $37.01 11/30/2020436,900 shares $17.64 million -9.3%4.7%5.4 $40.37 11/15/2020481,900 shares $19.98 million +3.0%5.2%6.7 $41.47 10/30/2020467,900 shares $18.50 million -5.2%5.0%6.7 $39.54 10/15/2020493,400 shares $20.93 million +17.2%5.3%6.4 $42.41 9/30/2020421,100 shares $16.81 million -2.3%4.5%5.3 $39.93 9/15/2020431,200 shares $17.08 million +8.1%4.7%5.4 $39.62 8/31/2020399,000 shares $16.24 million +6.7%4.3%5.1 $40.69 CENT 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 July 31st, traders have sold 1,100,000 shares of CENT short. 13.29% 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. CENT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 13.0. Learn More on Central Garden & Pet's short interest ratio. 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. 13.29% 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 drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,100,000 shares, a drop of 6.0% from the previous total of 1,170,000 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. What is Central Garden & Pet's float size? Central Garden & Pet currently has issued a total of 62,870,000 shares. Some of Central Garden & Pet's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Central Garden & Pet currently has a public float of 8,280,000 shares. How does Central Garden & Pet's short interest compare to its competitors? 13.29% of Central Garden & Pet's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Central Garden & Pet: Central Garden & Pet Company (1.44%), SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (5.72%), Avnet, Inc. (5.75%), GMS Inc. (2.41%), Resideo Technologies, Inc. (3.84%), Global Partners LP (1.73%), Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (4.86%), World Kinect Corporation (10.75%), Global Industrial Company (5.33%), Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (1.08%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Central Garden & Pet stock? Short selling CENT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Central Garden & Pet as its price is falling. CENT shares are trading down $0.46 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 CENT, 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 CENT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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