Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $32.05 +0.03 (+0.09%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.04 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 05:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Central Garden & Pet Short Interest DataCentral Garden & Pet (CENTA) has a short interest of 948,400 shares. This marks a 5.19% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, indicating that it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 256,295 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest948,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest901,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+5.19%Dollar Volume Sold Short$29.58 millionShort Interest Ratio3.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares65,510,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.45%Today's Trading Volume272,827 sharesAverage Trading Volume256,295 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average106% 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 ChartCENTA Short Interest Over TimeCENTA Days to Cover Over TimeCENTA 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 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CENTA 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. 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 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 $36.34Your trading day could end at 11 AM (Ad)What do you usually do between 9:35 AM and 11:00 AM? Catch up on emails? Attend a meeting? Maybe grab a coffee? For me, it's become the most important part of my trading day. 85 minutes. That's usually all it takes. Set up at 9:35 AM… Check back at 11:00 AM. And when things work out, there's an extra $100 to $150 in my account… on a $1000 starting stake. Sounds too simple, doesn't it?Tap this link and see the complete breakdown. 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 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 $52.76Your trading day could end at 11 AM (Ad)What do you usually do between 9:35 AM and 11:00 AM? Catch up on emails? Attend a meeting? Maybe grab a coffee? For me, it's become the most important part of my trading day. 85 minutes. That's usually all it takes. Set up at 9:35 AM… Check back at 11:00 AM. And when things work out, there's an extra $100 to $150 in my account… on a $1000 starting stake. Sounds too simple, doesn't it?Tap this link and see the complete breakdown. 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 4/30/20201,020,000 shares $31.02 million +7.6%2.6%2.7 $30.41 4/15/2020947,600 shares $26.57 million -4.3%2.4%2.6 $28.04 3/31/2020990,300 shares $29.22 million +4.6%2.5%2.8 $29.51 3/13/2020946,600 shares $27.78 million -9.9%2.4%2.3 $29.35 2/28/20201,050,000 shares $24.51 million -30.0%2.7%3.5 $23.34 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 January 31st, investors have sold 948,400 shares of CENTA 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 3.0. 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. Is Central Garden & Pet's short interest increasing or decreasing? Central Garden & Pet saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 948,400 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the previous total of 901,600 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? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Central Garden & Pet: WD-40 (6.62%), Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (5.08%), Oil-Dri Co. of America (0.87%), The Procter & Gamble Company (0.68%), Colgate-Palmolive (1.17%), Kimberly-Clark Co. (1.50%), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (2.04%), The Clorox Company (3.14%), Central Garden & Pet (20.85%), Vestis Co. (4.08%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 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 $0.03 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 January, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies WD-40 Short Interest Data Spectrum Brands Short Interest Data Oil-Dri Co. of America Short Interest Data Procter & Gamble Short Interest Data Colgate-Palmolive Short Interest Data Kimberly-Clark Short Interest Data Church & Dwight Short Interest Data Clorox Short Interest Data Central Garden & Pet Short Interest Data Vestis Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:CENTA) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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