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Central Garden PetA
Nasdaq / Household & Personal Products
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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Current thesis
The bull case is that Q2 showed real operating leverage: sales grew, margins expanded, earnings rose, and management reaffirmed the full-year EPS guide while signaling that the Phillips partnership should simplify pet distribution and sharpen branded focus. The balance sheet also looks flexible enough to support buybacks and continued investment.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +5.1.
What can break
Competitive and promotional retail conditions can pressure pricing and mix, especially if the value-oriented consumer weakens further.
Momentum
68
Value
67
Sentiment
63
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $45.20 · Bull $50.50 · Bear $32.50
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-30 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade A · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $45.20
Why
Momentum68 · Δ7d +5.1
Value67 · Δ7d +0.4
Sentiment63 · Δ7d +17.6
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
68
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
+5.1
Δ21d
+5.1
Value
67
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.4
Δ21d
+0.6
Sentiment
63
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+17.6
Δ21d
+17.6
Why this grade

Composite grade A. Momentum 68.0 / Value 66.6 / Sentiment 63.4

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$2.18B
Beta
0.73
Shares Out
62.23M
P/E (TTM)
12.6
P/S (TTM)
0.59
P/FCF (TTM)
6.34
Rev YoY
+1.3%
EPS YoY
+69.3%
Gross Margin
+32.1%
Op Margin
+8.0%
Net Debt
$309.22M
Current Ratio
3.67
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology