CENT
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO$45.90 +0.52 (+1.15%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $45.38
Market cap
$2.8B
Mid cap
Median target
$53.00
+15% · range $46.00–60.00
Next earnings
Nov 23
in 28 days
1 year
+42.2%
from $32.27 · Oct 27
30 days
+15.7%
from $39.68
52-week range
$30.47–46.54
−1% from high · low Nov 19
Avg volume 20D
82.9K
Oct 16 spike 240.4K
Short interest
344.3K
≈0.6% of shares · −10.6%
Days to cover
4.3
at average volume
Insider net
−$948.4K
0 buyers · 5 sellers · since Feb 6
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
2
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read MIXED 2 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 2/2 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 23, 2026
Price
Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.
No data for this timeframe.
- S Feb 10 to Feb 19 3 days of insider sells: $408.8K by 3 insiders, avg $34.30
- S Aug 11 to Aug 13 3 days of insider sells: $539.6K by 2 insiders, avg $38.82
- X Aug 14 Short interest jumps 37.1% to 379.0K
Signal stack
Where each data set points today.
- InsidersBEARISH
5 insiders sold $948.4K.
- InstitutionsBULLISH
Q2 2026: 22 added (0 new), 8 trimmed or exited.
- Short sellersSTEADY
Short interest −10.6% to 344.3K shares. 4.3 days to cover, ≈0.6% of shares.
- TrendUPTREND
10% above its 50-day average.
Who's buying
13F· Q2 20260
new positions
0
exits
| Fund | Move | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Nuveen, LLC | DOUBLED | $8.6M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | ADD | $8.4M |
| Creative Planning | ADD | $5.6M |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | ADD | $2.8M |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | TRIM | $2.1M |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | ADD | $1.4M |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | TRIM | $1.3M |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | DOUBLED | $1.2M |
Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.
The Street
last action May 202612-month targets · 2 analysts
$45.90 $46.00 $53.00 $60.00
Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +15%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.
Recent actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN | Buy |
Congressional trades
CENT trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
1 members · 1 buys / 0 sells
| Date | Member | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | Gilbert Cisneros D· HOUSE· Central Garden & Pet Co | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Insider ledger
Form 4$0
bought · 0 insiders
$948.4K
sold · 5 insiders
| Date | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | BROWN WILLIAM E Chairman | OTHER | 1,000 sh |
| Aug 13, 2026 | BROWN WILLIAM E Chairman | SELL | $152.1K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Walker John D. III President, Garden Consumer Pro | SELL | $195.0K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | PENNINGTON BROOKS III Director | GIFT | 5,800 sh |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Walker John D. III President, Garden Consumer Pro | SELL | $192.5K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | BROWN WILLIAM E Chairman | EXERCISE | $4.0M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | BROWN WILLIAM E Chairman | TAX W/H | $4.4M |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Machek Howard Chief Accounting Officer | TAX W/H | $147.5K |
Earnings setup
EstimatesNov 23
reports in 28 days
Revision history: 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
| Period | EPS est. | Range | 30D rev. | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only | |||
| Next Q | $0.12 | $0.12–$0.12 | -38.5% | $0.00 |
| Current FY | 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only | |||
| Next FY | 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only | |||
Short side
FINRA· Sep 30, 2026344,257
shares short
-10.6%
vs prior settlement
4.3
days to cover
≈0.6%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 24, 2026 Insider
Sep 21, 2026 SEC BROWN WILLIAM E disposed of 1,000 shares
Chairman
Central Garden & Pet announced that John D. Walker will retire as President, Garden Consumer Products, effective…
8-K — Impact 2/10
Two insiders at Central Garden & Pet, including Chairman William E. Brown and President John D. Walker III, sold a…
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Aug 13, 2026 Insider
BROWN WILLIAM E sold 3,900 shares
Chairman @ $39.00 ($152.1K)
Aug 12, 2026 Insider
Walker John D. III sold 5,000 shares
President, Garden Consumer Pro @ $39.00 ($195.0K)
Aug 5, 2026 Earnings calendar
CENT Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-05
Jul 1, 2026 Event
Total Parental Nutrition - Pediatric PN Patient-Specific TPN Bag, (patient specific), Rx# 24-1269856-0-1Compound Volume 1295 mL per bag, Rx only, Single Dose Injection, Refrigerated Injection, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Boston, 55 6th Rd Woburn, Massachusetts 01801-1767.
Class II: Incorrect product formulation: bag did not contain copper and famotidine per label.
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
Nuveen, LLC — DOUBLED
193,844 shares ($8.6M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Recent
Aug 5, 2026
Earnings date
CENT Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-05
Jul 1, 2026
FDA
Total Parental Nutrition - Pediatric PN Patient-Specific TPN Bag, (patient specific), Rx# 24-1269856-0-1Compound Volume 1295 mL per bag, Rx only, Single Dose Injection, Refrigerated Injection, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Boston, 55 6th Rd Woburn, Massachusetts 01801-1767.
Class II: Incorrect product formulation: bag did not contain copper and famotidine per label.
May 13, 2026
Earnings date
CENT Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-13
May 13, 2026
FDA
TPN bag (patient specific), Rx# 11-4909703-0-1, Compound Volume 1660 mL per bag, Rx only, Single Dose Injection, Refrigerated Injection, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Los Angeles, 13128 Imperial Hwy, Santa Fe Spr., CA 90670
Class II: Incorrect Product Formulation: product did not contain insulin as listed in the label.
May 5, 2026
Earnings date
CENT Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-05
SecBot reports
2 filings · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 neutral- NEUTRAL 8-KSep 21, 2026
Central Garden & Pet announced that John D. Walker will retire as President, Garden Consumer…
Monitor for a successor announcement in the coming weeks; the retirement of a divisional president is unlikely to affect near-term operations or financial performance.
- NEUTRAL CLUSTERAug 17, 2026
Two insiders at Central Garden & Pet, including Chairman William E. Brown and President John D…
This cluster is routine and non-informative. Monitor for any upcoming earnings or material corporate events that could trigger more significant insider activity, but no immediate trading action is…
All CENT filing & press-release reports (2)
- 8-K reportSep 21, 2026
- CLUSTER reportAug 17, 2026