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CENTA Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 20.28%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $3,939,424.08

Central Garden & Pet Insider Trading History Chart

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Central Garden & Pet Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $32.80
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -0.065 (-0.20%)
As of 03/27/2026 02:54 PM ET

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Central Garden & Pet Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
2/19/2026John RanelliDirectorSell3,668$34.50$126,546.00646View SEC Filing Icon  
2/10/2026Brendan DougherDirectorSell3,250$33.38$108,485.0012,845View SEC Filing Icon  
8/25/2025John D Walker IIIInsiderSell3,500$32.59$114,065.0067,328View SEC Filing Icon  
8/25/2025John RanelliDirectorSell3,076$32.58$100,216.081,427View SEC Filing Icon  
5/29/2025William E BrownChairmanSell7,800$32.04$249,912.00377,383View SEC Filing Icon  
5/21/2025William E BrownChairmanSell40,000$32.42$1,296,800.001,030,365View SEC Filing Icon  
5/20/2025William E BrownChairmanSell60,000$32.39$1,943,400.001,070,365View SEC Filing Icon  
2/10/2025John D Walker IIIInsiderSell10,000$32.86$328,600.0067,111View SEC Filing Icon  
8/30/2024William E BrownChairmanSell60,000$33.54$2,012,400.001,125,773View SEC Filing Icon  
8/19/2024John RanelliDirectorSell2,500$34.28$85,700.00822View SEC Filing Icon  
8/13/2024Brooks Pennington, IIIDirectorSell1,486$32.80$48,740.8040,743View SEC Filing Icon  
5/30/2024William E BrownChairmanSell700,000$36.25$25,375,000.001,189,615View SEC Filing Icon  
5/16/2024John D Walker IIIInsiderSell4,218$40.31$170,027.5885,063View SEC Filing Icon  
5/14/2024Howard MachekCAOSell10,000$40.05$400,500.0051,474View SEC Filing Icon  
2/29/2024William E BrownChairmanSell650$37.48$24,362.00409,450View SEC Filing Icon  
2/23/2024William E BrownChairmanSell1,055$37.39$39,446.45410,100View SEC Filing Icon  
2/20/2024William E BrownChairmanSell2,485$36.66$91,100.10411,155View SEC Filing Icon  
2/15/2024John RanelliDirectorSell2,400$38.34$92,016.0041View SEC Filing Icon  
2/14/2024Howard MachekCAOSell5,000$36.40$182,000.0059,406View SEC Filing Icon  
2/13/2024John Edward HansonInsiderSell5,321$37.19$197,887.9935,460View SEC Filing Icon  
2/12/2024Nicholas LahanasCFOSell13,101$37.64$493,121.64115,796View SEC Filing Icon  
12/5/2023John Edward HansonInsiderSell9,375$25.11$235,380.0053,918View SEC Filing Icon  
11/28/2023John RanelliDirectorSell4,375$23.18$101,416.00227View SEC Filing Icon  
8/31/2023John RanelliDirectorSell3,812$26.16$99,709.724,602View SEC Filing Icon  
8/23/2023John D Walker IIIInsiderSell17,187$26.28$451,756.86109,990View SEC Filing Icon  
8/15/2023Brooks Pennington, IIIDirectorSell1,213$26.64$32,310.444,593View SEC Filing Icon  
8/7/2023Brooks Pennington, IIIDirectorSell39,938$29.02$1,158,904.914,593View SEC Filing Icon  
8/7/2023Howard MachekCAOSell4,687$27.30$127,936.3574,157View SEC Filing Icon  
8/7/2023John Edward HansonSVPSell10,301$27.28$281,044.2462,847View SEC Filing Icon  
5/30/2023John D Walker IIIInsiderSell2,185$22.24$48,594.40127,177View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA)

50.82% 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

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Central Garden & Pet Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
3/20/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC42,945$1.26M0.0%+27.5%0.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/17/2026Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,654$48K0.0%+577.9%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/9/2026EMC Capital Management2,376$69K0.0%-15.0%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/6/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC42,945$1.26M0.0%+27.5%0.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Invesco Ltd.271,615$7.93M0.0%-1.7%0.436%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV16,233$0.47M0.0%+19.8%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026State of Tennessee Department of Treasury41,943$1.29M0.0%+12.6%0.067%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Zacks Investment Management115,369$3.37M0.0%-9.5%0.185%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Voloridge Investment Management LLC156,652$4.57M0.0%+27.6%0.252%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Tudor Investment Corp ET AL259,483$7.57M0.0%-7.4%0.417%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Polymer Capital Management US LLC11,235$0.33M0.0%+18.0%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Millennium Management LLC56,618$1.65M0.0%+57.3%0.091%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Invenomic Capital Management LP471,015$13.75M0.6%N/A0.756%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Engineers Gate Manager LP26,627$0.78M0.0%+14.9%0.043%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Balyasny Asset Management L.P.15,505$0.45M0.0%N/A0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Bridgeway Capital Management LLC484,347$14.14M0.3%-15.6%0.778%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Guggenheim Capital LLC8,607$0.25M0.0%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026AQR Capital Management LLC285,786$8.34M0.0%-27.8%0.458%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Lazard Asset Management LLC72,454$2.12M0.0%-43.0%0.116%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Trexquant Investment LP63,063$1.84M0.0%-30.5%0.101%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Jump Financial LLC7,800$0.23M0.0%-84.6%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD190,712$5.57M0.0%+6.9%0.306%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio49,754$1.45M0.0%+22.8%0.080%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Russell Investments Group Ltd.25,399$0.74M0.0%-30.2%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026State of Wisconsin Investment Board630,522$18.41M0.0%-32.1%1.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Captrust Financial Advisors12,667$0.37M0.0%-11.9%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026&PARTNERS10,664$0.31M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Royal Bank of Canada12,763$0.37M0.0%-87.2%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Magnetar Financial LLC13,830$0.40M0.0%-11.6%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd871$25K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Squarepoint Ops LLC18,883$0.55M0.0%N/A0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Verition Fund Management LLC30,864$0.90M0.0%+17.1%0.050%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Mariner LLC14,808$0.43M0.0%+27.3%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund44,981$1.31M0.0%N/A0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.16,739$0.49M0.0%+9.4%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Barclays PLC292,197$8.53M0.0%+168.5%0.469%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Aigen Investment Management LP13,330$0.39M0.1%N/A0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 964,380$28.15M0.0%+15.5%1.547%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Walleye Capital LLC66,765$1.95M0.0%N/A0.107%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Martin & Co. Inc. TN61,096$1.78M0.3%+180.2%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.48,275$1.41M0.0%-35.5%0.077%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Public Sector Pension Investment Board224,750$6.56M0.0%-4.6%0.361%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP109,302$3.19M0.0%+31.1%0.175%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.893,402$26.08M0.0%+0.9%1.433%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey13,087$0.38M0.0%-8.6%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026State Street Corp2,137,257$62.39M0.0%-1.9%3.429%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Victory Capital Management Inc.2,032,658$59.33M0.0%-8.3%3.261%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Ieq Capital LLC45,363$1.32M0.0%-32.5%0.073%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Martingale Asset Management L P66,442$1.94M0.0%-2.8%0.107%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC100,610$2.94M0.0%+14.9%0.161%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Wells Fargo & Company MN64,843$1.89M0.0%+43.7%0.104%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Jane Street Group LLC117,067$3.42M0.0%+24.6%0.188%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026HRT Financial LP126,894$3.70M0.0%+4.3%0.204%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026DRW Securities LLC8,372$0.24M0.0%-21.2%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Brooklyn Investment Group23,314$0.69M0.0%N/A0.037%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Commonwealth Equity Services LLC9,085$0.27M0.0%N/A0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System14,752$0.43M0.0%-28.6%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Renaissance Technologies LLC459,503$13.41M0.0%-10.3%0.737%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,280,483$95.76M0.0%-0.8%5.263%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC10,617$0.31M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Ensign Peak Advisors Inc6,808$0.20M0.0%-67.3%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026New York State Common Retirement Fund25,036$0.73M0.0%+50.5%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC42,939$1.25M0.1%N/A0.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Swiss National Bank101,837$2.97M0.0%+1.1%0.163%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Nuveen LLC105,939$3.09M0.0%-1.3%0.170%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Empowered Funds LLC251,160$7.33M0.1%-7.9%0.403%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund32,607$0.95M0.0%+6.7%0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Deutsche Bank AG103,291$3.02M0.0%+2.8%0.166%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026GW&K Investment Management LLC1,000,206$29.20M0.3%-2.2%1.605%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Brandes Investment Partners LP85,299$2.49M0.0%N/A0.137%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Cerity Partners LLC53,270$1.56M0.0%-10.8%0.085%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Franklin Resources Inc.31,493$0.92M0.0%-1.2%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC118,225$3.45M0.0%N/A0.190%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026JPMorgan Chase & Co.277,731$8.11M0.0%-38.4%0.446%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Deltroit Asset Management UK LLP87,278$2.55M0.4%N/A0.140%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Highbridge Capital Management LLC460,169$13.43M0.4%-1.0%0.738%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026State of Wyoming7,276$0.21M0.0%-34.8%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2026Goldman Sachs Group Inc.428,254$12.50M0.0%-20.1%0.687%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2026Natixis Advisors LLC24,581$0.72M0.0%+18.8%0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2026Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS12,779$0.37M0.0%-2.8%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2026Intech Investment Management LLC22,075$0.64M0.0%-52.0%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Geode Capital Management LLC1,038,370$30.32M0.0%+1.7%1.666%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Legal & General Group Plc127,957$3.74M0.0%-7.3%0.205%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Systematic Financial Management LP21,125$0.62M0.0%+320.0%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026William Blair Investment Management LLC361,982$10.57M0.0%-59.1%0.581%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026LSV Asset Management2,123,479$61.98M0.1%+53.4%3.407%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026FourThought Financial Partners LLC11,292$0.33M0.0%N/A0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026IFP Advisors Inc1,131$33K0.0%+198.4%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026PNC Financial Services Group Inc.9,740$0.28M0.0%-18.2%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026First Eagle Investment Management LLC174,438$5.09M0.0%N/A0.280%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd7,368$0.22M0.0%N/A0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Denali Advisors LLC30,600$0.89M0.1%N/A0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Olstein Capital Management L.P.52,500$1.53M0.3%+1.9%0.084%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC7,855$0.23M0.0%+13.8%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026BOKF NA5,453$0.16M0.0%-18.1%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Truist Financial Corp18,953$0.55M0.0%-3.5%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Jennison Associates LLC58,573$1.71M0.0%+118.0%0.094%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Keybank National Association OH13,329$0.39M0.0%+7.3%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Skylands Capital LLC24,600$0.72M0.1%N/A0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Values First Advisors Inc.2,037$59K0.0%-18.3%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Central Garden & Pet logo
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.
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Today's Range

Now: $32.80
Low: $32.48
High: $32.98

50 Day Range

MA: $32.33
Low: $28.88
High: $35.23

52 Week Range

Now: $32.80
Low: $25.97
High: $37.35

Volume

66,443 shs

Average Volume

285,887 shs

Market Capitalization

$2.04 billion

P/E Ratio

13.39

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

0.64

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Central Garden & Pet?

Central Garden & Pet's top insider shareholders include:
  1. William E Brown (Chairman)
  2. Nicholas Lahanas (CFO)
  3. John D Walker III (Insider)
  4. John Edward Hanson (SVP)
  5. Howard Machek (CAO)
  6. John Edward Hanson (Insider)
  7. Brooks Pennington III (Director)
  8. Brendan Dougher (Director)
  9. 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 investors include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 9.31%
  2. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 5.26%
  3. State Street Corp — 3.43%
  4. LSV Asset Management — 3.41%
  5. Victory Capital Management Inc. — 3.26%
  6. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC — 3.09%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Central Garden & Pet stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Central Garden & Pet stock?

Within the previous quarter, CENTA stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. William Blair Investment Management LLC
  2. State of Wisconsin Investment Board
  3. Victory Capital Management Inc.
  4. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  5. AQR Capital Management LLC
  6. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
  7. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC
  8. Royal Bank of Canada
In the last year, company insiders that have sold Central Garden & Pet company stock include:
  1. William E Brown (Chairman)
  2. Nicholas Lahanas (CFO)
  3. John D Walker III (Insider)
  4. John Edward Hanson (SVP)
Learn More investors selling Central Garden & Pet stock.

Which institutional investors are buying Central Garden & Pet stock?

Within the last quarter, CENTA stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. LSV Asset Management
  2. Invenomic Capital Management LP
  3. Barclays PLC
  4. First Eagle Investment Management LLC
  5. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH
  6. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
  7. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC
  8. Deltroit Asset Management UK LLP

Central Garden & Pet Active Insiders

Nicholas Lahanas
Nicholas Lahanas
CEO
John Edward Hanson
John Edward Hanson
President, Pet Consumer Products
William E Brown
William E Brown
Chairman of the Board
Howard Machek (Age 63)
CAO
Brooks Pennington III
Brooks Pennington III
Director
John Ranelli
John Ranelli
Director
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