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CENTA

Central Garden PetC
Nasdaq / Household & Personal Products
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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Current thesis
The cautious bull case is that Q1 was more timing-noisy than demand-destructive, while margin discipline, low revolver usage, and the Phillips JV help investors focus on a cleaner higher-quality branded portfolio [#IR-2026-02-04] [#PR-2026-04-13].
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.1.
What can break
Cost and Simplicity execution may take longer or cost more than planned, limiting the expected margin bridge [#10-K-2025-11-26].
Momentum
55
Value
65
Sentiment
38
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $36.00 · Bull $41.00 · Bear $29.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-15 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $46.40
Why
Momentum55 · Δ7d -0.7
Value65 · Δ7d +0.1
Sentiment38 · Δ7d -4.5
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
55
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
-0.7
Δ21d
-11.1
Value
65
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.1
Δ21d
+0.1
Sentiment
38
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-4.5
Δ21d
+1.2
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 54.6 / Value 64.7 / Sentiment 38.2

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$2.44B
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