Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Central Garden & Pet Company before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock price such as:

• Central Garden & Pet Company’s current stock price and volume
• Why Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for CENT from analysts
• CENT’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

Before we jump into Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

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Central Garden & Pet Company’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock price was $43.050.

Central Garden & Pet Company is down 0.53% from its previous closing price of $43.280.

During the last market session, Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock traded between $42.010 and $43.300. Currently, there are approximately 61.38 million shares outstanding for Central Garden & Pet Company.

Central Garden & Pet Company’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 15.6, which is low compared to the Household Products industry median of 19.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Central Garden & Pet Company Stock Price History

Central Garden & Pet Company’s (CENT) price is currently down 2.91% so far this month.

During the month of July, Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock price has reached a high of $45.300 and a low of $42.000.

Over the last year, Central Garden & Pet Company has hit prices as high as $45.780 and as low as $28.770. Year to date, Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock is up 33.9%.

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What Caused Central Garden & Pet Company Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Central Garden & Pet Company’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Central Garden & Pet Company’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Central Garden & Pet Company’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Central Garden & Pet Company

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Central Garden & Pet Company has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 2.34%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 61 and is considered to be Strong.

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Central Garden & Pet Company Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Central Garden & Pet Company’s stock price is $43.050, which is down 0.53% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Central Garden & Pet Company stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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