CENTA
Central Garden PetANasdaq / Household & Personal Products
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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
Constructive
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -3.7.
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
67
Value
67
Sentiment
53
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $36.00 · Bull $41.00 · Bear $29.00
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 2026-04-15 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-06-02
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade A · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $45.20
Why
Momentum67 · Δ7d -3.7
Value67 · Δ7d +0.4
Sentiment53 · Δ7d +4.6
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
67
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-3.7
Δ21d
-13.1
Value
67
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.4
Δ21d
-0.2
Sentiment
53
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+4.6
Δ21d
+8.4
Why this grade
Composite grade A. Momentum 67.2 / Value 66.6 / Sentiment 52.8
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-06-01
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

