B+
Bull case
25%
Probability
Target price
$49.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
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CENT
Central Garden PetANasdaq / Household & Personal Products
Last Price
Quote time unavailable
Current thesis
Organic growth, margin expansion, stronger Garden performance, $327 million of operating cash flow, and a raised EPS outlook support a constructive medium-term case [#SEC-8K-2026-08-05].
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +4.1.
What can break
Analyst revision, options, short-interest, social, and employee-rating data are unavailable.
Momentum
58
Value
67
Sentiment
79
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $46.70 · Bull $49.00 · Bear $36.00Analysis 2026-09-02; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-08-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-09-08 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-09-02 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-09-08
Investment thesis
As of 2026-09-08
Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-09-08. Definitions
Supporting evidence
What
Grade A · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $49.00
Why
Momentum58 · Δ7d -6.8
Value67 · Δ7d 0.0
Sentiment79 · Δ7d +4.1
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Confirming evidence
- • Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +4.1.
Contradictions & invalidation
- • Analyst revision, options, short-interest, social, and employee-rating data are unavailable.
- • Benefits from the pet-distribution exit may not fully persist or may be offset by lost volume.
- • Reported sales and EPS declined, Pet results were affected by the distribution exit, and TRIXIE introduces integration and capital-allocation execution risk.
Catalyst clock
2026-08-05
Q3 FY2026 results and outlook raise
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
58
9% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-6.8
Δ21d
+4.3
Value
67
28% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
0.0
Δ21d
+2.8
Sentiment
79
62% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+4.1
Δ21d
-4.5
Why this grade
Composite grade A. Momentum 57.8 / Value 67.0 / Sentiment 79.0
Scenario snapshot
Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-09-02. Scenario method
Most likely
B
Base case
55%
Probability
Target price
$46.70
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-09-02 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
20%
Probability
Target price
$36.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-09-02 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-08-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-08-17
Market Cap
$2.42B
Beta
0.73
Shares Out
62.59M
P/E (TTM)
12.6
P/S (TTM)
0.59
P/FCF (TTM)
6.34
Rev YoY
-8.2%
EPS YoY
-4.4%
Gross Margin
+31.7%
Op Margin
+8.8%
Net Debt
$541.87M
Current Ratio
3.79
As of 2026-09-08 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data