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Insider Ownership Percentage: 8.19%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $4,032,993.08

Central Garden & Pet Insider Trading History Chart

Central Garden & Pet Share Price & Price History

^$33.54

▼ -0.36 (-1.06%)

As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

Central Garden & Pet Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
8/25/2025	John D. Walker, III	Insider	Sell	3,500	$32.59	$114,065.00	67,328
8/25/2025	John Ranelli	Director	Sell	3,076	$32.58	$100,216.08	1,427
5/29/2025	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	7,800	$32.04	$249,912.00	377,383
5/21/2025	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	40,000	$32.42	$1,296,800.00	1,030,365
5/20/2025	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	60,000	$32.39	$1,943,400.00	1,070,365
2/10/2025	John D. Walker, III	Insider	Sell	10,000	$32.86	$328,600.00	67,111
8/30/2024	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	60,000	$33.54	$2,012,400.00	1,125,773
8/19/2024	John Ranelli	Director	Sell	2,500	$34.28	$85,700.00	822
8/13/2024	Brooks M. Pennington, III	Director	Sell	1,486	$32.80	$48,740.80	40,743
5/30/2024	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	700,000	$36.25	$25,375,000.00	1,189,615
5/16/2024	John D. Walker, III	Insider	Sell	4,218	$40.31	$170,027.58	85,063
5/14/2024	Howard Machek	CAO	Sell	10,000	$40.05	$400,500.00	51,474
5/13/2024	Nicholas Lahanas	CFO	Sell	30,000	$39.98	$1,199,400.00	87,528
2/29/2024	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	650	$37.48	$24,362.00	409,450
2/23/2024	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	1,055	$37.39	$39,446.45	410,100
2/20/2024	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	2,485	$36.66	$91,100.10	411,155
2/15/2024	John Ranelli	Director	Sell	2,400	$38.34	$92,016.00	41
2/14/2024	Howard Machek	CAO	Sell	5,000	$36.40	$182,000.00	59,406
2/13/2024	John Edward Hanson	Insider	Sell	5,321	$37.19	$197,887.99	35,460
2/12/2024	Nicholas Lahanas	CFO	Sell	13,101	$37.64	$493,121.64	115,796
12/5/2023	John Edward Hanson	Insider	Sell	9,375	$25.11	$235,380.00	53,918
11/28/2023	John Ranelli	Director	Sell	4,375	$23.18	$101,416.00	227
8/31/2023	John Ranelli	Director	Sell	3,812	$26.16	$99,709.72	4,602
8/23/2023	John D. Walker, III	Insider	Sell	17,187	$26.28	$451,756.86	109,990
8/15/2023	Brooks M. Pennington, III	Director	Sell	1,213	$26.64	$32,310.44	4,593
8/7/2023	Brooks M. Pennington, III	Director	Sell	39,938	$29.02	$1,158,904.91	4,593
8/7/2023	Howard Machek	CAO	Sell	4,687	$27.30	$127,936.35	74,157
8/7/2023	John Edward Hanson	SVP	Sell	10,301	$27.28	$281,044.24	62,847
5/30/2023	John D. Walker, III	Insider	Sell	2,185	$22.24	$48,594.40	127,177
2/16/2023	William E. Brown	Chairman	Sell	180,735	$25.24	$4,560,883.87	1,442,882
12/1/2022	John D. Walker, III	Insider	Sell	5,312	$24.79	$131,669.61	137,925

SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT)

16.13% of Central Garden & Pet stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Central Garden & Pet Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
11/17/2025	CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co	5,871	$0.19M	0.0%	-26.1%	0.009%
11/17/2025	Quarry LP	1,063	$35K	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
11/17/2025	Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	152,365	$4.98M	0.0%	+2.2%	0.242%
11/17/2025	Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio	35,276	$1.15M	0.0%	-11.1%	0.056%
11/17/2025	Millennium Management LLC	208,879	$6.82M	0.0%	-50.2%	0.332%
11/17/2025	MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	3,955	$0.13M	0.0%	-22.2%	0.006%
11/17/2025	Citadel Advisors LLC	156,596	$5.11M	0.0%	+120.9%	0.249%
11/17/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	236,543	$7.72M	0.0%	-8.8%	0.376%
11/17/2025	Alliancebernstein L.P.	9,820	$0.32M	0.0%	+11.3%	0.016%
11/17/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	38,758	$1.26M	0.0%	-22.8%	0.062%
11/14/2025	Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC	11,934	$0.39M	0.0%	N/A	0.019%
11/14/2025	Creative Planning	15,138	$0.49M	0.0%	N/A	0.024%
11/14/2025	Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC	178,915	$5.84M	0.0%	+1.3%	0.285%
11/14/2025	Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP	7,704	$0.25M	0.0%	-7.4%	0.012%
11/14/2025	UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC	18,164	$0.59M	0.0%	-40.9%	0.029%
11/14/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	91,689	$2.99M	0.1%	+8.4%	0.146%
11/14/2025	iSAM Funds UK Ltd	2,884	$94K	0.0%	N/A	0.005%
11/14/2025	Comerica Bank	2,363	$77K	0.0%	-18.0%	0.004%
11/13/2025	Sei Investments Co.	34,872	$1.14M	0.0%	-2.6%	0.055%
11/13/2025	UBS Group AG	36,185	$1.18M	0.0%	+59.8%	0.058%
11/13/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	10,102	$0.33M	0.0%	+25.4%	0.016%
11/13/2025	Franklin Resources Inc.	8,253	$0.27M	0.0%	+18.5%	0.013%
11/13/2025	Legal & General Group Plc	18,982	$0.62M	0.0%	-25.6%	0.030%
11/13/2025	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	974	$32K	0.0%	+632.3%	0.002%
11/13/2025	First Trust Advisors LP	27,117	$0.89M	0.0%	-13.0%	0.043%
11/12/2025	Orchard Capital Management LLC	44,120	$1.44M	1.2%	+3.3%	0.070%
11/12/2025	Barclays PLC	43,109	$1.41M	0.0%	+7.1%	0.069%
11/12/2025	GW&K Investment Management LLC	86,112	$2.81M	0.0%	-2.6%	0.137%
11/12/2025	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	670,416	$21.89M	0.0%	-2.9%	1.066%
11/12/2025	Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky	2,445	$80K	0.0%	-67.4%	0.004%
11/12/2025	Royce & Associates LP	49,512	$1.62M	0.0%	+4.6%	0.079%
11/7/2025	Martin & Co. Inc. TN	68,858	$2.25M	0.4%	-1.3%	0.110%
11/7/2025	GSA Capital Partners LLP	28,408	$0.93M	0.1%	+145.3%	0.045%
11/7/2025	Vanguard Group Inc.	1,100,839	$35.94M	0.0%	+3.1%	1.751%
11/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	43,843	$1.43M	0.0%	+26.0%	0.070%
11/7/2025	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	2,502	$82K	0.0%	-11.5%	0.004%
11/6/2025	Public Sector Pension Investment Board	31,651	$1.03M	0.0%	+10.0%	0.050%
11/6/2025	Caprock Group LLC	5,642	$0.18M	0.0%	N/A	0.009%
11/6/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	25,509	$0.83M	0.0%	-6.0%	0.041%
11/6/2025	ProShare Advisors LLC	27,439	$0.90M	0.0%	-27.5%	0.044%
11/4/2025	Allianz Asset Management GmbH	134,061	$4.38M	0.0%	-6.8%	0.213%
11/4/2025	State of Wyoming	4,903	$0.16M	0.0%	-22.8%	0.008%
11/4/2025	Principal Financial Group Inc.	44,353	$1.45M	0.0%	-18.4%	0.071%
11/3/2025	AlphaQuest LLC	7,059	$0.23M	0.0%	-65.8%	0.011%
10/30/2025	Teacher Retirement System of Texas	31,253	$1.02M	0.0%	+82.7%	0.050%
10/30/2025	Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH	20,650	$0.67M	0.0%	+1.8%	0.033%
10/29/2025	Stenger Family Office LLC	14,433	$0.47M	0.1%	+960.5%	0.023%
10/27/2025	Versant Capital Management Inc	2,160	$71K	0.0%	+20.1%	0.003%
10/24/2025	New York State Teachers Retirement System	2,160	$71K	0.0%	+42.4%	0.003%
10/24/2025	State of Alaska Department of Revenue	4,079	$0.13M	0.0%	-18.8%	0.006%
10/23/2025	SG Americas Securities LLC	4,943	$0.16M	0.0%	N/A	0.008%
10/20/2025	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	804,126	$25.98M	0.0%	-0.6%	1.279%
10/15/2025	Inspire Investing LLC	13,961	$0.46M	0.0%	+26.7%	0.022%
10/14/2025	Exchange Traded Concepts LLC	32,061	$1.05M	0.0%	+5.9%	0.051%
10/9/2025	Voya Investment Management LLC	16,013	$0.52M	0.0%	+114.6%	0.025%
9/24/2025	Texas Permanent School Fund Corp	5,847	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.009%
8/27/2025	Squarepoint Ops LLC	14,583	$0.51M	0.0%	N/A	0.023%
8/26/2025	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	6,209	$0.22M	0.0%	-8.3%	0.010%
8/19/2025	State of Wyoming	6,353	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.010%
8/16/2025	Public Sector Pension Investment Board	28,780	$1.01M	0.0%	-1.5%	0.046%
8/15/2025	Tower Research Capital LLC TRC	1,920	$68K	0.0%	+152.3%	0.003%
8/15/2025	Lazard Asset Management LLC	12,949	$0.45M	0.0%	+4.8%	0.020%
8/15/2025	HRT Financial LP	108,901	$3.83M	0.0%	-28.3%	0.166%
8/15/2025	Engineers Gate Manager LP	31,560	$1.11M	0.0%	+49.0%	0.048%
8/15/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	8,054	$0.28M	0.0%	+293.5%	0.012%
8/15/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	84,561	$2.98M	0.1%	+6.2%	0.129%
8/15/2025	Balyasny Asset Management L.P.	13,840	$0.49M	0.0%	-61.9%	0.021%
8/15/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	259,506	$9.13M	0.0%	-2.5%	0.396%
8/15/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	50,225	$1.77M	0.0%	-4.8%	0.077%
8/14/2025	Jane Street Group LLC	57,726	$2.03M	0.0%	-71.2%	0.088%
8/14/2025	Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP	8,324	$0.29M	0.0%	N/A	0.013%
8/14/2025	Quantinno Capital Management LP	24,024	$0.85M	0.0%	+74.7%	0.037%
8/14/2025	MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	5,086	$0.18M	0.0%	-7.6%	0.008%
8/14/2025	DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main	26,293	$0.93M	0.0%	N/A	0.040%
8/14/2025	Sei Investments Co.	35,796	$1.26M	0.0%	-4.9%	0.055%
8/14/2025	Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	149,156	$5.25M	0.0%	+37.7%	0.228%
8/13/2025	Stenger Family Office LLC	1,361	$48K	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
8/13/2025	Marshall Wace LLP	40,115	$1.41M	0.0%	-78.7%	0.061%
8/13/2025	Invesco Ltd.	81,221	$2.86M	0.0%	-3.7%	0.124%
8/13/2025	Martin & Co. Inc. TN	69,747	$2.45M	0.5%	-1.1%	0.106%
8/13/2025	Orchard Capital Management LLC	42,720	$1.50M	1.7%	-59.3%	0.065%
8/13/2025	Hsbc Holdings PLC	10,984	$0.39M	0.0%	+16.6%	0.017%
8/12/2025	XTX Topco Ltd	9,486	$0.33M	0.0%	-36.8%	0.014%
8/12/2025	Prudential Financial Inc.	8,889	$0.31M	0.0%	-5.8%	0.014%
8/12/2025	American Century Companies Inc.	258,868	$9.11M	0.0%	+9.4%	0.395%
8/12/2025	Legal & General Group Plc	25,503	$0.90M	0.0%	+1.5%	0.039%
8/12/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	34,793	$1.22M	0.0%	-23.6%	0.053%
8/12/2025	Handelsbanken Fonder AB	8,016	$0.28M	0.0%	-27.2%	0.012%
8/12/2025	Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd	6,590	$0.23M	0.0%	N/A	0.010%
8/11/2025	Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH	20,280	$0.71M	0.0%	N/A	0.031%
8/8/2025	Geode Capital Management LLC	494,520	$17.40M	0.0%	-6.3%	0.755%
8/8/2025	ABC Arbitrage SA	18,102	$0.64M	0.1%	+25.7%	0.028%
8/8/2025	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	2,827	$99K	0.0%	+16.1%	0.004%
8/7/2025	ProShare Advisors LLC	37,863	$1.33M	0.0%	-8.3%	0.058%
8/7/2025	Los Angeles Capital Management LLC	26,340	$0.93M	0.0%	+362.9%	0.040%
8/5/2025	Versor Investments LP	17,182	$0.60M	0.1%	+8.8%	0.026%
8/1/2025	Teacher Retirement System of Texas	17,106	$0.60M	0.0%	-23.8%	0.026%
8/1/2025	Envestnet Asset Management Inc.	9,825	$0.35M	0.0%	-15.6%	0.015%
7/31/2025	AlphaQuest LLC	20,623	$0.73M	0.1%	+21.2%	0.031%
7/28/2025	Allianz Asset Management GmbH	143,834	$5.06M	0.0%	-2.7%	0.220%

Data available starting January 2016

Central Garden & Pet Co. engages in the production and distribution of branded and private label products for the lawn, garden, and pet supplies markets. It operates through the Pet and Garden segments. The Pet segment focuses on dog and cat supplies such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming products, waste management and training pads, supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles and pet birds including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, food and supplements, products for equine and livestock, animal and household health and insect control products, live fish, and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. The Garden segment includes lawn and garden consumables such as grass, vegetable, flower and herb seed, wild bird feed, bird houses and other birding accessories, weed, grass, and other herbicides, insecticide and pesticide products, fertilizers, and live plants. The company was founded by William E. Brown in 1980 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Today's Range

Now: $33.54

$33.18

$34.24

50 Day Range

MA: $31.67

$28.98

$34.21

52 Week Range

Now: $33.54

$28.77

$43.88

Volume

98,236 shs

Average Volume

88,945 shs

Market Capitalization

$2.11 billion

P/E Ratio

13.15

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

0.68

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Central Garden & Pet?: Central Garden & Pet's top insider shareholders include:
William E Brown (Chairman)
Nicholas Lahanas (CFO)
John D Walker III (Insider)
Howard Machek (CAO)
John Edward Hanson (Insider)
Brooks Pennington III (Director)
John Ranelli (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at Central Garden & Pet.
Who are the major institutional investors of Central Garden & Pet?: Central Garden & Pet's top institutional shareholders include:
Vanguard Group Inc. — 1.75%
Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC — 1.28%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 1.07%
Bank of America Corp DE — 0.38%
Millennium Management LLC — 0.33%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC — 0.28%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Central Garden & Pet stock.
Which institutional investors are selling Central Garden & Pet stock?: Within the last quarter, CENT stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Millennium Management LLC
Bank of America Corp DE
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
AlphaQuest LLC
UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC
Ameriprise Financial Inc.
ProShare Advisors LLC
Principal Financial Group Inc.
During the last year, company insiders that have sold Central Garden & Pet company stock include:
William E Brown (Chairman)
Nicholas Lahanas (CFO)
John D Walker III (Insider)
Learn More investors selling Central Garden & Pet stock.
Which institutional investors are buying Central Garden & Pet stock?: In the last quarter, CENT stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
Citadel Advisors LLC
Vanguard Group Inc.
GSA Capital Partners LLP
Creative Planning
Susquehanna International Group LLP
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
UBS Group AG
Stenger Family Office LLC