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Also trades as: CENTA (NASDAQ) · $vol 13M

CENT Institutional Ownership

Central Garden & Pet Company
1W: +8.9% 1M: +14.6% 3M: +1.9% YTD: +41.7% 1Y: +43.0% 3Y: +29.9% 5Y: +18.8%
$45.08
-0.20 (-0.44%)
After Hours: $44.50 (-0.58, -1.29%)
Weekly Expected Move ±3.4%
$42 $44 $45 $47 $48
NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 73 · $2.5B mcap · 51M float · 0.192% daily turnover · Short 73% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 71% of companies Debt: 35.9% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.15 (down 97%), Central Garden & Pet Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.41B against a stock market value of $2.51B.
Distance to default 7.70 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-27, debt counted $596.6M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 26.5%; Altman Z 2.72. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.

Institutional Ownership — CENT

205
Institutional Holders
+20 vs prior quarter
0.0%
Ownership
+0.00pp
$417M
Total Invested
32
New Positions
72
Increased
66
Reduced
18
Closed
0.50
Put/Call Ratio

Ownership Trends

Top Institutional Holders (216 total)

# Holder Shares Value Change Change % Holding Period Filing
1 BlackRock, Inc. 1,692,305 $77M +86,552 +5.4% 8Q SEC ↗
2 Allspring Global Investments Holdings, 735,398 $33M -68,197 -8.5% 19Q SEC ↗
3 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 650,817 $29M +941 +0.1% 102Q SEC ↗
4 VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 536,555 $24M -7,415 -1.4% 2Q SEC ↗
5 VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 475,565 $22M +2,029 +0.4% 2Q SEC ↗
6 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 453,874 $21M -1,878 -0.4% 41Q SEC ↗
7 AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 413,959 $19M +68,138 +19.7% 12Q SEC ↗
8 STATE STREET CORP 382,432 $17M -3,546 -0.9% 44Q SEC ↗
9 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 212,887 $10M +31,100 +17.1% 58Q SEC ↗
10 Nuveen, LLC 193,844 $9M +174,104 +882.0% 6Q SEC ↗
11 MORGAN STANLEY 189,280 $9M +54,571 +40.5% 55Q SEC ↗
12 CSM Advisors, LLC 187,865 $9M +7,805 +4.3% 2Q SEC ↗
13 DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossensc 151,689 $7M — +0.0% 5Q SEC ↗
14 HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LL 141,300 $6M -12,340 -8.0% 23Q SEC ↗
15 Creative Planning 126,002 $6M +36,843 +41.3% 4Q SEC ↗
16 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE 125,671 $6M -18,837 -13.0% 15Q SEC ↗
17 Sixth Street Partners Management Compa NEW 122,789 $6M — +0.0% 1Q SEC ↗
18 CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT I 122,789 $6M -12,928 -9.5% 15Q SEC ↗
19 NORTHERN TRUST CORP 117,432 $5M +5,037 +4.5% 44Q SEC ↗
20 VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 104,858 $5M -2,123 -2.0% 2Q SEC ↗
21 BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 102,620 $5M +2,633 +2.6% 8Q SEC ↗
22 MARSHALL WACE, LLP 102,507 $5M +1,512 +1.5% 10Q SEC ↗
23 PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD 87,371 $4M +11,094 +14.5% 16Q SEC ↗
24 Empowered Funds, LLC 80,404 $4M +2,612 +3.4% 8Q SEC ↗
25 GW&K Investment Management, LLC 77,582 $4M -791 -1.0% 36Q SEC ↗
26 Allianz Asset Management GmbH 75,249 $3M -1,133 -1.5% 30Q SEC ↗
27 RBF Capital, LLC 72,176 $3M — +0.0% 58Q SEC ↗
28 ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 70,196 $3M +3,361 +5.0% 11Q SEC ↗
29 MARTIN & CO INC /TN 66,386 $3M -1,174 -1.7% 77Q SEC ↗
30 Quantinno Capital Management LP 63,901 $3M +26,821 +72.3% 7Q SEC ↗
31 Invesco Ltd. 62,552 $3M -1,898 -2.9% 85Q SEC ↗
32 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 60,814 $3M +9,597 +18.7% 15Q SEC ↗
33 SEI INVESTMENTS CO 48,660 $2M -2,528 -4.9% 15Q SEC ↗
34 Bank of New York Mellon Corp 48,635 $2M +67 +0.1% 44Q SEC ↗
35 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 48,161 $2M -24,292 -33.5% 6Q SEC ↗
36 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 39,175 $2M -252 -0.6% 44Q SEC ↗
37 EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 37,837 $2M +1,194 +3.3% 6Q SEC ↗
38 AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 36,127 $2M +10,186 +39.3% 6Q SEC ↗
39 NORGES BANK NEW 35,700 $2M — +0.0% 1Q SEC ↗
40 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 33,156 $2M +4,668 +16.4% 43Q SEC ↗
41 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 32,396 $1M +8,693 +36.7% 9Q SEC ↗
42 North Star Investment Management Corp. 32,075 $1M — +0.0% 54Q SEC ↗
43 BARCLAYS PLC 31,692 $1M -619 -1.9% 45Q SEC ↗
44 FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 29,959 $1M +1,736 +6.2% 12Q SEC ↗
45 State of New Jersey Common Pension Fun NEW 29,686 $1M — +0.0% 1Q SEC ↗
46 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 29,188 $1M +69 +0.2% 16Q SEC ↗
47 HRT FINANCIAL LP 28,911 $1M -17,344 -37.5% 6Q SEC ↗
48 VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 27,788 $1M +19,844 +249.8% 2Q SEC ↗
49 Public Sector Pension Investment Board 27,783 $1M -1,185 -4.1% 36Q SEC ↗
50 UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UB 25,749 $1M -534 -2.0% 25Q SEC ↗

Recent Activity

New Positions (20)
Biggest Increases (20)
HolderAddedChange %Total Shares
Nuveen, LLC +174,104 +882.0% 193,844
BlackRock, Inc. +86,552 +5.4% 1,692,305
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC +68,138 +19.7% 413,959
MORGAN STANLEY +54,571 +40.5% 189,280
Creative Planning +36,843 +41.3% 126,002
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC +31,100 +17.1% 212,887
Quantinno Capital Management LP +26,821 +72.3% 63,901
VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd +19,844 +249.8% 27,788
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS +17,646 +458.9% 21,491
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD +11,094 +14.5% 87,371
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC +10,186 +39.3% 36,127
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC +9,597 +18.7% 60,814
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC +8,693 +36.7% 32,396
CSM Advisors, LLC +7,805 +4.3% 187,865
DEUTSCHE BANK AG +5,114 +99.2% 10,269
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC +5,090 +61.7% 13,346
NORTHERN TRUST CORP +5,037 +4.5% 117,432
Sterling Capital Management LLC +4,811 +1736.8% 5,088
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO +4,668 +16.4% 33,156
Russell Investments Group, Ltd. +4,578 +492.8% 5,507
Biggest Decreases (20)
HolderReducedChange %Total Shares
Allspring Global Investments Holdin -68,197 -8.5% 735,398
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servic -37,004 -64.5% 20,379
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd -32,410 -57.6% 23,819
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL -24,292 -33.5% 48,161
Trexquant Investment LP -22,990 -63.0% 13,527
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE -18,837 -13.0% 125,671
HRT FINANCIAL LP -17,344 -37.5% 28,911
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMEN -12,928 -9.5% 122,789
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC -12,904 -36.6% 22,361
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT -12,340 -8.0% 141,300
UBS Group AG -11,834 -35.2% 21,799
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC -7,415 -1.4% 536,555
SG Americas Securities, LLC -6,552 -57.7% 4,794
Ethic Inc. -4,267 -28.0% 10,957
ProShare Advisors LLC -4,243 -20.0% 17,025
STATE STREET CORP -3,546 -0.9% 382,432
SEI INVESTMENTS CO -2,528 -4.9% 48,660
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC -2,334 -12.5% 16,313
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC -2,203 -74.3% 763
Legal & General Group Plc -2,195 -13.3% 14,363

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