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Central Garden & Pet Co

CENT

34.870USD

-1.070-2.98%

Close 09/19, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

2.19BMarket Cap

15.81P/E TTM

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Central Garden & Pet Co

34.870

-1.070-2.98%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

19 / 102

Overall Ranking

125 / 4720

Industry

Food & Tobacco

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

44.400

Target Price

+23.54%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Central Garden & Pet Company is engaged in the garden and pet industries. The Company offers a diverse portfolio of more than 65 brands, including Amdro, Aqueon, Cadet, C and S, Farnam, Ferry Morse, Four Paws, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Pennington. The Company’s segments include Pet and Garden. The Pet segment includes dog and cat supplies such as treats and chews, toys, beds and containment, grooming products, waste management and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles and pet birds including toys, enclosures and habitats, bedding, food and supplements; products for equine and livestock, animal and household health and insect control products; live fish and small animals as well as outdoor cushions. The Garden segment includes lawn and garden consumables such as grass seed; vegetable, flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird houses and other birding accessories; weed, grass, and other herbicides, insecticide and pesticide products, and live plants.

Undervalued

The company’s latest PE is 15.89, at a low 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 12.60M shares, decreasing 7.52% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 1.05M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company's current financial score is 7.32, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.03. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 960.91M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 3.56%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 19.17%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.32

Change

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Financials

7.29

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

7.51

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.25

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

7.28

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

7.26

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current valuation score is 4.60, which is lower than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 5.38. Its current P/E ratio is 16.38, which is 13.36% below the recent high of 18.57 and -4.31% above the recent low of 17.09.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

4.60

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 19/102

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.43, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.40. The average price target for Central Garden & Pet Co is 45.00, with a high of 50.00 and a low of 35.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.43

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

44.400

Target Price

+23.54%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Central Garden & Pet Co

CENT

Mondelez International Inc

MDLZ

Hershey Co

HSY

Kraft Heinz Co

KHC

General Mills Inc

GIS

Campbell's Co

CPB

...

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.91, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 6.67. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 37.84 and the support level at 34.53, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.91

Change

-0.38

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(4)

Neutral(1)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.262

Sell

RSI(14)

38.532

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

14.995

Oversold

ATR(14)

0.888

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-122.848

Sell

Williams %R

94.293

Oversold

TRIX(12,20)

-0.098

Sell

StochRSI(14)

0.000

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(6)

Neutral(0)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

35.502

Sell

MA10

36.096

Sell

MA20

36.361

Sell

MA50

37.480

Sell

MA100

36.464

Sell

MA200

36.812

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 6.83. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 130.55%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 1.50%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.05M shares, representing 10.93% of shares outstanding, with 20.39% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Brown (William E)

1.39M

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1.48M

-4.08%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

1.07M

-27.24%

Allspring Global Investments, LLC

817.50K

+0.78%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

749.49K

-5.95%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

527.94K

-1.96%

Millennium Management LLC

259.14K

+39.20%

Atlanta Capital Management Company, L.L.C.

421.95K

-4.98%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

377.90K

-2.24%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

236.68K

+18.29%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.87, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 4.35. The company's beta value is 0.70. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.