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CENT

Central Garden PetB
Nasdaq / Household & Personal Products
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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Current thesis
The Q2 print was strong: sales and EPS beat, gross margin expanded to 33.1%, operating leverage improved, and management reaffirmed FY2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance. Add in the Phillips partnership and the balance-sheet-backed buyback capacity, and there is a credible path to continued per-share upside.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.1.
What can break
A meaningful share of Q2 growth came from shipment timing shifts, which may not recur.
Momentum
61
Value
65
Sentiment
51
Setup hits (3d)
— · Net —
AI TargetsBase $45.50 · Bull $52.00 · Bear $36.50
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-07 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net —
Target $46.40
Why
Momentum61 · Δ7d -18.5
Value65 · Δ7d +0.1
Sentiment51 · Δ7d -5.3
So what
Strength-led posture. Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
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Load setup hits
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
61
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-18.5
Δ21d
-20.2
Value
65
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.1
Δ21d
+1.6
Sentiment
51
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-5.3
Δ21d
+1.2
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 61.1 / Value 65.5 / Sentiment 50.6

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$2.45B
Beta
0.73
Shares Out
62.57M
P/E (TTM)
12.6
P/S (TTM)
0.59
P/FCF (TTM)
6.34
Rev YoY
+8.7%
EPS YoY
+30.9%
Gross Margin
+31.4%
Op Margin
+8.0%
Net Debt
$541.87M
Current Ratio
3.45
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology