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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%
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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.
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.
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🏦 Institutional Activity
Latest: Q2 2026205
Institutions Holding
+20 vs prior
16.6%
Ownership
+3.44%
32
New
72
Increased
66
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18
Closed
👔 Insider Trades
25 records| Date | Name | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | BROWN WILLIAM E | officer: chairman | J-J | 1,000 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-08-13 | BROWN WILLIAM E | officer: chairman | S-Sale | 3,900 | $39.00 | $152K | Filing |
| 2026-08-12 | PENNINGTON BROOKS III | director | G-Gift | 5,800 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-08-12 | Walker John D. III | officer: president, garden consumer pro | S-Sale | 5,000 | $39.00 | $195K | Filing |
| 2026-08-11 | Walker John D. III | officer: president, garden consumer pro | S-Sale | 5,000 | $38.50 | $192K | Filing |
| 2026-08-10 | BROWN WILLIAM E | officer: chairman | F-Tax Withholding | 116,232 | $38.28 | $4.4M | Filing |
| 2026-07-13 | Machek Howard | officer: chief accounting officer | F-Tax Withholding | 3,924 | $37.59 | $148K | Filing |
| 2026-06-24 | Hanson John Edward | officer: president, pet consumer prod | F-Tax Withholding | 8,051 | $38.85 | $313K | Filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Walker John D. III | officer: president, garden consumer pro | F-Tax Withholding | 8,200 | $37.75 | $310K | Filing |
| 2026-06-03 | BROWN WILLIAM E | officer: chairman | J-J | 11,586 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-05-16 | LAHANAS NICHOLAS | officer: chief executive officer | F-Tax Withholding | 480 | $34.19 | $16K | Filing |
| 2026-03-25 | BROWN WILLIAM E | officer: chairman | G-Gift | 2,040 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Ranelli John | director | S-Sale | 3,668 | $34.50 | $127K | Filing |
| 2026-02-17 | Hanson John Edward | officer: president, pet consumer prod | S-Sale | 5,000 | $34.75 | $174K | Filing |
| 2026-02-13 | PENNINGTON BROOKS III | director | G-Gift | 2,050 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Walker John D. III | officer: president, garden consumer pro | A-Grant/Award | 7,813 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Ranelli John | director | A-Grant/Award | 3,584 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Patel Apur Rohit | officer: chief legal officer | A-Grant/Award | 7,813 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | METZ CHRISTOPHER T | director | A-Grant/Award | 3,584 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Lewis Randal D. | director | A-Grant/Award | 3,584 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | SPRINGER MARY BETH | director | A-Grant/Award | 3,584 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | SPRINGER MARY BETH | director | F-Tax Withholding | 5,948 | $33.63 | $200K | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Dougher Brendan | director | A-Grant/Award | 3,584 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Machek Howard | officer: chief accounting officer | A-Grant/Award | 6,250 | $— | $0 | Filing |
| 2026-02-11 | BROWN WILLIAM E | officer: chairman | A-Grant/Award | 14,063 | $— | $0 | Filing |
🏛️ Congressional Trades
9 records| Date | Politician | Chamber | Type | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Gilbert Cisneros | House | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2021-04-08 | Josh Gottheimer | House | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2020-05-15 | Gilbert Cisneros | House | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2020-05-07 | Josh Gottheimer | House | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2020-01-29 | Gilbert Cisneros | House | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | Filing |
| 2020-01-10 | Josh Gottheimer | House | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2019-12-30 | Gilbert Cisneros | House | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2019-12-10 | Josh Gottheimer | House | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2019-09-17 | Gilbert Cisneros | House | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
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