CENTA
Central Garden PetCNasdaq / Household & Personal Products
Last Price
At close
2026-07-21
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 +0.6.
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
39
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $36.00 · Bull $41.00 · Bear $29.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-21
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-21 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-21 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-15 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-21
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-21
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $46.40
Why
Momentum55 · Δ7d -14.3
Value65 · Δ7d +0.6
Sentiment39 · Δ7d -3.4
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 trendSoftening
Δ7d
-14.3
Δ21d
-17.6
Value
65
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.6
Δ21d
+0.8
Sentiment
39
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-3.4
Δ21d
-1.4
Why this grade
Composite grade C. Momentum 55.1 / Value 64.7 / Sentiment 39.4
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-21
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-21
Market Cap
$2.46B
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 2026-07-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology