Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Central Garden & Pet Co shares valued at $249,894 were sold by BROWN WILLIAM E on May 29 ’25. At $32.04 per share, BROWN WILLIAM E sold 7,800 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 377,383 shares worth approximately $12.95 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BROWN WILLIAM E purchased 4,800 shares, netting a total of over 153,421 in proceeds.
Before that, BROWN WILLIAM E had sold 60,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,943,328, the Chairman traded Central Garden & Pet Co shares for $32.39 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 60,000 shares, worth approximately $36.73 million.
As published in a research note from Truist on April 30, 2025, Central Garden & Pet Co [CENT] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $35. Analysts at Argus upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of March 12, 2024, Canaccord Genuity has initiated its “Buy” rating for CENT. Earlier on November 30, 2021, Argus downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for CENT stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CENT Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Central Garden & Pet Co [NASDAQ: CENT] rose 0.20% to $34.32. The stock’s lowest price that day was $34.23, but it reached a high of $34.755 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.32%. Over the course of the year, Central Garden & Pet Co shares have dropped approximately -11.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $41.01 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $31.97 on 05/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 34.11, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 33.90. In the upper region, resistance lies at 34.65. The next price resistance is at 34.98. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.26 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Central Garden & Pet Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Central Garden & Pet Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by 22781.0 shares to 1.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.22 million shares. A decline of -1.91% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 10.68 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 10.68.
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In terms of Central Garden & Pet Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 50 in the next 12 months, up nearly 45.99% from the previous closing price of $34.25. Analysts anticipate Central Garden & Pet Co stock to reach 52 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 50. On May 14, 2021, Argus assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $68.
