How to buy Central Garden-and-Pet Company stock (CENT)

Central Garden-and-Pet Company is a packaged foods business based in the US. Central Garden-and-Pet Company shares (CENT) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $40.04 – a decrease of 1.67% over the previous week. Central Garden-and-Pet Company employs 6,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.3 billion.

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Central Garden-and-Pet Company stock price (NASDAQ: CENT)

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Central Garden-and-Pet Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$40.04
52-week range	$32.17 - $47.48
50-day moving average more info button	$37.10
200-day moving average more info button	$39.43
Wall St. target price	$42.00
PE ratio more info button	25.5
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.62

Is it a good time to buy Central Garden-and-Pet Company stock?

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Central Garden-and-Pet Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $40.48 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-0.59%
1 month (2024-11-21)	5.53%
3 months (2024-09-20)	6.27%
6 months (2024-06-21)	3.24%

1 year (2023-12-21)	5.32%
2 years (2022-12-21)	36.33%
3 years (2021-12-21)	1.90%
5 years (2019-12-20)	65.46%

Is Central Garden-and-Pet Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Central Garden-and-Pet Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Central Garden-and-Pet Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Central Garden-and-Pet Company's P/E ratio

Central Garden-and-Pet Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 26x. In other words, Central Garden-and-Pet Company shares trade at around 26x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Central Garden-and-Pet Company's PEG ratio

Central Garden-and-Pet Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.56. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Central Garden-and-Pet Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Central Garden-and-Pet Company's EBITDA

Central Garden-and-Pet Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $341.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Central Garden-and-Pet Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Central Garden-and-Pet Company financials

Revenue TTM	$3.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.75%
Gross profit TTM	$992.3 million
Return on assets TTM	4.46%
Return on equity TTM	9.63%
Profit margin	4.42%
Book value	$23.65
Market Capitalization more info button	$2.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Central Garden-and-Pet Company share dividends

We're not expecting Central Garden-and-Pet Company to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Central Garden-and-Pet Company's shares ever split?

Central Garden-and-Pet Company's shares were split on a 1277:1000 basis on 8 February 2024 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1277 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Central Garden-and-Pet Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 21.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Central Garden-and-Pet Company shares which in turn could have impacted Central Garden-and-Pet Company's share price.

Central Garden-and-Pet Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Central Garden-and-Pet Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $32.17 up to $47.48. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Central Garden-and-Pet Company's is 0.696. This would suggest that Central Garden-and-Pet Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Central Garden-and-Pet Company overview

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 products, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, cages and 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, e-commerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Central Garden-and-Pet Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 13.821% of Central Garden-and-Pet Company shares are held by insiders and 119.364% by institutions. How many people work for Central Garden-and-Pet Company?
Latest data suggests 6,700 work at Central Garden-and-Pet Company. When does the fiscal year end for Central Garden-and-Pet Company?
Central Garden-and-Pet Company's fiscal year ends in September. Where is Central Garden-and-Pet Company based?
Central Garden-and-Pet Company's address is: 1340 Treat Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA, United States, 94597 What is Central Garden-and-Pet Company's ISIN number?
Central Garden-and-Pet Company's international securities identification number is: US1535271068 What is Central Garden-and-Pet Company's CUSIP number?
Central Garden-and-Pet Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 153527106