CENTA · Central Garden & Pet Company
$39.10
+0.75% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-23
Market cap
$2B
Enterprise value
$3B
Trailing P/E
14.5
Forward P/E
12.7
Dividend yield
0.0%
Beta
0.59
Avg volume
0M
Employees
6K
Daily Change %
0.75%
5 Days Change
7.18%
10 Days Change
9.23%
30 Days Change
13.61%
60 Days Change
1.17%
Month to Day Change
14.86%
Year to Day Change
32.96%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — CENTA
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-16
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
JP Morgan
Underweight$37.00
-5.4% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Underweight | $32.00 → $37.00 |
| 2026-06-17 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintains | Buy | $54.00 → $53.00 |
| 2026-04-17 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Underweight | $33.00 → $32.00 |
| 2026-01-16 | JP Morgan | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | $31.00 → $28.00 |
| 2025-11-25 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $30.00 → $31.00 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-10-23
- bearish: RSI (14): RSI is 77 — overbought territory; the recent run-up may be due for a pause.
- bullish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 8.9% above the 50-day MA ($35.91).
- bullish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 12.1% above the 200-day MA ($34.87).
- bullish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
- bullish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.50) — short-term momentum is improving.
- bullish: 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($40.60).
CENTA Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About Central Garden & Pet Company
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 items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, 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, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
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