Central Garden & Pet Co [NASDAQ: CENT] stock went on an upward path that rose over 0.20% on previous day amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -3.32%.
Over the last 12 months, CENT stock dropped by -9.09%. The one-year Central Garden & Pet Co stock forecast points to a potential upside of 16.96. The average equity rating for CENT stock is currently 1.86, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $1.96 billion, with 10.22 million shares outstanding and 8.34 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 188.10K shares, CENT stock reached a trading volume of 119878 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Central Garden & Pet Co [CENT]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CENT shares is $41.33 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CENT stock is a recommendation set at 1.86. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Truist have made an estimate for Central Garden & Pet Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on April 30, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 28, 2024, representing the official price target for Central Garden & Pet Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $52, while Canaccord Genuity analysts kept a Buy rating on CENT stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Central Garden & Pet Co is set at 0.84, with the Price to Sales ratio for CENT stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.62. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.43, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 9.28. Price to Free Cash Flow for CENT in the course of the last twelve months was 5.90 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.93.
CENT Stock Performance Analysis:
Central Garden & Pet Co [CENT] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.32. With this latest performance, CENT shares dropped by -5.82% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -15.72% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -9.09% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Central Garden & Pet Co Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Central Garden & Pet Co [CENT] shares currently have an operating margin of 7.16% and a Gross Margin at 29.41%. Central Garden & Pet Co’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 3.90%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 3.44%, with Return on Assets sitting at 3.44%.
CENT Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CENT. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Central Garden & Pet Co go to 8.76%.
Central Garden & Pet Co [CENT] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $112.72%, or 133.75%% of CENT stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of CENT stocks are: PACER ADVISORS, INC. with ownership of 3.17 million shares, which is approximately 4.8147%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.67 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$64.17 million in CENT stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$53.07 million in CENT stock with ownership which is approximately 2.0933%.
