Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Walnut Creek, United States | NasdaqGS
34.46 USD
-0.44
(-1.261%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | April 18, 2026, 11:19 p.m. EDT
Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) presents a classic 'value trap' scenario where defensive names are being punished by deteriorating fundamentals (negative earnings and revenue growth) and overshadowed by a dominant competitor in the pet space. Despite the J&J acquisition narrative (noted in news), the stock is dragging against the trend, trading below its 200-day moving average. The nearly non-existent dividend yield and lack of options flow signal a boring, dead market where capital is absent until there is clarity on the joint venture or J&J's strategy execution. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.118233 |
| AutoETS | 0.118427 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.118428 |
| AutoTheta | 0.122201 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 79% |
| H-stat | 0.82 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.308 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.46 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 90.488 |
| Revenue per Share | 49.592 |
| Market Cap | 2,184,725,504 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.07 |
| Forward P/E | 11.50 |
| Beta | 0.54 |
| Profit Margins | 5.04% |
| Website | https://www.central.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:19 p.m. EDT: Options activity is highly muted and structurally inactive. Calls show minimal Open Interest (OTM OI % of 0.45%) with one strike at 30.00 noted as 'Top OI' which is In-The-Money, suggesting limited bullish positioning at strikes lower than current. Puts show negligible activity (OTM OI % of 0.0%), but there are 8 Put OI contracts at the 40.00 strike (ATM), indicating light but present downside insurance. Implied Volatility is extremely low (e.g., 0.85% for June calls, 0.55% for Sept puts), indicating a very flat options environment with no clear speculation on directional momentum.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.10768247 |
| Address1 | 1,340 Treat Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 44.656 |
| All Time Low | 1.608 |
| Ask | 34.82 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 268,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 298,690 |
| Average Volume | 298,690 |
| Average Volume10Days | 268,950 |
| Beta | 0.542 |
| Bid | 34.12 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 25.305 |
| City | Walnut Creek |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 34.46 |
| Current Ratio | 3.425 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 34.925 |
| Day Low | 34.41 |
| Debt To Equity | 90.488 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,240,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,240,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.476 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.512 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,238,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 345,971,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.11196 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.241 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.923 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,851,188,992 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.84401 |
| Eps Forward | 2.99673 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.45 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 33.2164 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.2435989 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.037439305 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 10.768247 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.35 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.8899994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07737616 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.97 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.49 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.32691568 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.97 - 37.35 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,170,772,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 57,094,260 |
| Forward Eps | 2.99673 |
| Forward P E | 11.4992 |
| Free Cashflow | 249,882,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 6,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32272997 |
| Gross Profits | 997,225,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03603 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.96825 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 63,398,885 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Ir Website | http://ir.central.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,758,931,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,707,436,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 125:100 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Central Garden & Pet Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,184,725,504 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_325333 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,793,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 155,675,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,467,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,189,058,437 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 34.92 |
| Operating Cashflow | 331,116,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.039330002 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.87 |
| Phone | (925) 948-4000 |
| Previous Close | 34.9 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.1166935 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3617861 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7070307 |
| Profit Margins | 0.050380003 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.88 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.8 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.440002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.26075 |
| Regular Market Day High | 34.925 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 34.41 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 34.41 - 34.925 |
| Regular Market Open | 34.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 34.9 |
| Regular Market Price | 34.46 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 228,713 |
| Return On Assets | 0.045679998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.1012 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.06 |
| Revenue Per Share | 49.592 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.3140242 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 51,014,844 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0153 |
| Shares Short | 954,192 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 850,263 |
| Short Name | Central Garden & Pet Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.026500002 |
| Short Ratio | 2.91 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | CENTA |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 32.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 43.5 |
| Target Median Price | 46.0 |
| Total Cash | 721,150,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 11.581 |
| Total Debt | 1,426,059,008 |
| Total Revenue | 3,090,000,896 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.45 |
| Trailing P E | 14.065306 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 31.48 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.9799995 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.09466326 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 228,713 |
| Website | https://www.central.com |
| Zip | 94,597 |