Central Garden & Pet (CENT)

• Market cap: $2.42B
• 1 day: 1.99%
• 5 days: 1.34%
• 1 month: -5.74%
• 3 months: 9.38%
• 6 months: -6.21%
• Year to date: -3.04%
• 1 year: -3.87%
• 5 years: 41.69%
• 10 years: 412.19%
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods

About: Central Garden & Pet Co understands that home is central to life and has nurtured happy and healthy homes for over forty years. The segments of the company are the pet segment and garden segment. The company's trusted products are dedicated to helping lawns grow greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier and communities grow stronger. Central is home to a portfolio of more than sixty-five brands including Pennington, Nylabone, Kaytee, Amdro, and Aqueon, manufacturing and distribution capabilities, and a passionate, entrepreneurial growth culture. Central Garden and Pet is based in Walnut Creek, California, and has offices across North America and Europe.

Employees: 6,450

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

210% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 10

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 [Q2] → 151 (+19) [Q3]

4.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 117.5% [Q2] → 113.41% (-4.08%) [Q3]

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $501M [Q2] → $458M (-$42.9M) [Q3]

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 46

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.94M | Put options by funds: $4.73M

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $45 22% upside
• Avg. target: $45 22% upside
• High target: $45 22% upside

1 analyst rating

• positive: 1 100%
• neutral: 0 0%
• negative: 0 0%

Canaccord Genuity Brian McNamara 52% 1-year accuracy 23 / 44 met price target

22% upside $45

Buy Maintained

26 Nov 2024