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Also trades as: CENT (NASDAQ) · $vol 4M

CENTA Institutional Ownership

Central Garden & Pet Company
1W: +9.3% 1M: +14.9% 3M: +0.3% YTD: +35.1% 1Y: +36.4% 3Y: +21.3% 5Y: +10.5%
$38.80
-0.33 (-0.84%)
After Hours: $37.50 (-1.30, -3.35%)
Weekly Expected Move ±3.4%
$36 $38 $39 $40 $42
NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · Tech Score Buy · Power 73 · $2.5B mcap · 57M float · 0.585% daily turnover · Short 54% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 71% of companies Debt: 35.9% of company value Bonds: $158.0M held by 117 funds, 120 bp over Treasuries → 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 $0.99 (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.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Institutional Ownership — CENTA

307
Institutional Holders
+15 vs prior quarter
0.0%
Ownership
+0.00pp
$2B
Total Invested
41
New Positions
121
Increased
103
Reduced
23
Closed
0.00
Put/Call Ratio

Ownership Trends

Top Institutional Holders (331 total)

# Holder Shares Value Change Change % Holding Period Filing
1 BlackRock, Inc. 8,357,836 $327M +366,208 +4.6% 8Q SEC ↗
2 VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 3,460,935 $135M +36,257 +1.1% 2Q SEC ↗
3 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 3,256,329 $127M +1,363 +0.0% 78Q SEC ↗
4 AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2,598,623 $102M +389,408 +17.6% 15Q SEC ↗
5 LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 2,514,207 $98M +10,766 +0.4% 11Q SEC ↗
6 STATE STREET CORP 2,207,738 $86M +122,327 +5.9% 46Q SEC ↗
7 VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2,062,325 $81M -30,977 -1.5% 2Q SEC ↗
8 Allspring Global Investments Holdings, 1,462,846 $57M -307,227 -17.4% 19Q SEC ↗
9 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1,184,591 $46M +90,798 +8.3% 76Q SEC ↗
10 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 1,048,539 $41M +36,179 +3.6% 53Q SEC ↗
11 WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 978,429 $38M -220,759 -18.4% 28Q SEC ↗
12 GW&K Investment Management, LLC 952,272 $37M -10,991 -1.1% 33Q SEC ↗
13 STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 768,664 $30M +171,460 +28.7% 15Q SEC ↗
14 CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT I 764,630 $30M -76,654 -9.1% 15Q SEC ↗
15 Sixth Street Partners Management Compa NEW 764,630 $30M — +0.0% 1Q SEC ↗
16 SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 757,424 $30M -63,089 -7.7% 31Q SEC ↗
17 ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 697,855 $27M +468,095 +203.7% 2Q SEC ↗
18 TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 583,930 $23M +85,261 +17.1% 7Q SEC ↗
19 NORTHERN TRUST CORP 542,761 $21M +39,008 +7.7% 78Q SEC ↗
20 ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 536,000 $21M +58,000 +12.1% 2Q SEC ↗
21 BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 472,171 $18M -6,569 -1.4% 9Q SEC ↗
22 MORGAN STANLEY 468,036 $18M +25,407 +5.7% 60Q SEC ↗
23 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 440,238 $17M +230,301 +109.7% 78Q SEC ↗
24 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE 437,090 $17M -12,507 -2.8% 15Q SEC ↗
25 Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 432,858 $17M -115,467 -21.1% 13Q SEC ↗
26 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 419,308 $16M -20,934 -4.8% 16Q SEC ↗
27 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 383,625 $15M +130,192 +51.4% 15Q SEC ↗
28 Bank of New York Mellon Corp 346,689 $14M +4,640 +1.4% 76Q SEC ↗
29 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 334,766 $13M +244,935 +272.7% 78Q SEC ↗
30 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 321,756 $13M -132,119 -29.1% 59Q SEC ↗
31 PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD 319,905 $13M +105,836 +49.4% 16Q SEC ↗
32 Nuveen, LLC 313,578 $12M +204,682 +188.0% 6Q SEC ↗
33 WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L 295,792 $12M -79,199 -21.1% 21Q SEC ↗
34 First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 289,938 $11M +29,500 +11.3% 3Q SEC ↗
35 VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 279,945 $11M +14,236 +5.4% 2Q SEC ↗
36 AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 277,458 $11M +8,389 +3.1% 27Q SEC ↗
37 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 266,459 $10M +1,612 +0.6% 78Q SEC ↗
38 Invesco Ltd. 264,207 $10M -29,760 -10.1% 78Q SEC ↗
39 Empowered Funds, LLC 262,679 $10M +3,431 +1.3% 8Q SEC ↗
40 Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 255,600 $10M +27,100 +11.9% 5Q SEC ↗
41 Public Sector Pension Investment Board 248,660 $10M +15,319 +6.6% 68Q SEC ↗
42 Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicege 233,323 $9M -7,092 -2.9% 7Q SEC ↗
43 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 203,455 $8M -12,552 -5.8% 5Q SEC ↗
44 BARCLAYS PLC 199,520 $8M -11,926 -5.6% 42Q SEC ↗
45 MARSHALL WACE, LLP 188,545 $7M +146,368 +347.0% 2Q SEC ↗
46 FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 182,764 $7M +33,788 +22.7% 13Q SEC ↗
47 Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 182,518 $7M +152,216 +502.3% 39Q SEC ↗
48 Deltroit Asset Management (UK) LLP 175,408 $7M -7,752 -4.2% 3Q SEC ↗
49 LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 162,072 $6M +40,417 +33.2% 6Q SEC ↗
50 FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 143,792 $6M +3,481 +2.5% 64Q SEC ↗

Recent Activity

Sold Out (20)
Biggest Increases (20)
HolderAddedChange %Total Shares
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP +468,095 +203.7% 697,855
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC +389,408 +17.6% 2,598,623
BlackRock, Inc. +366,208 +4.6% 8,357,836
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC +244,935 +272.7% 334,766
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO +230,301 +109.7% 440,238
Nuveen, LLC +204,682 +188.0% 313,578
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD +171,460 +28.7% 768,664
Russell Investments Group, Ltd. +152,216 +502.3% 182,518
MARSHALL WACE, LLP +146,368 +347.0% 188,545
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC +130,192 +51.4% 383,625
STATE STREET CORP +122,327 +5.9% 2,207,738
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD +105,836 +49.4% 319,905
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC +90,798 +8.3% 1,184,591
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP +85,261 +17.1% 583,930
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC +74,900 +192.6% 113,784
ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC +58,000 +12.1% 536,000
CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL +56,038 +181.7% 86,883
Quantinno Capital Management LP +45,492 +59.1% 122,482
DENALI ADVISORS LLC +42,900 +140.7% 73,400
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC +40,417 +33.2% 162,072
Biggest Decreases (20)
HolderReducedChange %Total Shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC -1,555,641 -97.8% 35,497
Invenomic Capital Management LP -395,568 -87.6% 55,760
Allspring Global Investments Holdin -307,227 -17.4% 1,462,846
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC -220,759 -18.4% 978,429
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC -132,119 -29.1% 321,756
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd -115,467 -21.1% 432,858
HRT FINANCIAL LP -94,353 -75.1% 31,207
UBS Group AG -87,265 -65.7% 45,489
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT -79,199 -21.1% 295,792
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMEN -76,654 -9.1% 764,630
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP -63,089 -7.7% 757,424
DEUTSCHE BANK AG -52,613 -48.2% 56,520
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. -39,391 -68.7% 17,988
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LL -37,754 -43.9% 48,171
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC -30,977 -1.5% 2,062,325
Invesco Ltd. -29,760 -10.1% 264,207
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. -22,275 -27.4% 58,897
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC -21,664 -56.2% 16,907
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC -20,934 -4.8% 419,308
SG Americas Securities, LLC -20,829 -72.5% 7,893

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