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CENTA Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 20.28%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $4,032,993.08

Central Garden & Pet Insider Trading History Chart

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Central Garden & Pet Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $30.38
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -0.37 (-1.20%)
As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

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Central Garden & Pet Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
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  
2/16/2023William E BrownChairmanSell180,735$25.24$4,560,883.871,442,882View SEC Filing Icon  
12/1/2022John D Walker IIIInsiderSell5,312$24.79$131,669.61137,925View 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
11/21/2025CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.17,468$0.52M0.0%N/A0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Advisory Services Network LLC985$29K0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.74,901$2.21M0.0%-46.9%0.119%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co44,249$1.31M0.0%-34.4%0.070%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Verition Fund Management LLC26,357$0.78M0.0%-17.4%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Polymer Capital Management US LLC9,521$0.28M0.0%N/A0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Qube Research & Technologies Ltd391,758$11.57M0.0%+52.8%0.623%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Prelude Capital Management LLC9,096$0.27M0.0%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Mariner LLC11,628$0.34M0.0%N/A0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV13,554$0.40M0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Millennium Management LLC36,002$1.06M0.0%-89.9%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.23,484$0.69M0.0%-17.1%0.037%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Focus Partners Wealth8,922$0.26M0.0%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Citadel Advisors LLC236,472$6.98M0.0%+61.4%0.376%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Brevan Howard Capital Management LP11,130$0.33M0.0%-61.7%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE405,997$11.99M0.0%-9.6%0.646%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Aquatic Capital Management LLC3,218$95K0.0%-73.7%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Algert Global LLC105,550$3.12M0.1%+15.4%0.168%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.549,355$16.22M0.0%+181.2%0.874%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC25,305$0.75M0.0%-2.1%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Lazard Asset Management LLC127,025$3.75M0.0%+1,120.9%0.202%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Zacks Investment Management127,518$3.77M0.0%+6.5%0.203%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.36,317$1.07M0.0%-31.6%0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Amundi8,926$0.25M0.0%+12.7%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Horizon Investments LLC30,512$0.90M0.0%+16.0%0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC87,539$2.59M0.0%-42.0%0.139%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Two Sigma Investments LP196,777$5.81M0.0%+1,109.1%0.313%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Bridgeway Capital Management LLC573,644$16.94M0.4%-4.2%0.912%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Mangrove Partners IM LLC178,712$5.28M0.4%-63.8%0.284%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025NorthRock Partners LLC48,833$1.44M0.0%-16.5%0.078%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Comerica Bank15,084$0.45M0.0%-15.0%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.15,299$0.45M0.0%N/A0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Martingale Asset Management L P68,323$2.02M0.1%-1.6%0.109%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Invesco Ltd.276,379$8.16M0.0%-3.5%0.440%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Aristides Capital LLC8,436$0.25M0.0%+8.0%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Sei Investments Co.53,725$1.59M0.0%+23.7%0.085%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025UBS Group AG236,783$6.99M0.0%+107.8%0.377%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets24,833$0.73M0.0%+132.5%0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Franklin Resources Inc.31,877$0.94M0.0%+61.5%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Magnetar Financial LLC15,647$0.46M0.0%N/A0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Legal & General Group Plc138,065$4.08M0.0%-0.9%0.220%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Vestcor Inc7,036$0.21M0.0%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Swiss National Bank100,737$2.98M0.0%-0.8%0.160%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.36,394$1.08M0.0%+28.5%0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Natixis Advisors LLC20,688$0.61M0.0%-2.2%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP83,404$2.46M0.0%+44.5%0.133%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Orchard Capital Management LLC11,029$0.33M0.3%+3.3%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Barclays PLC108,834$3.21M0.0%-16.9%0.173%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025GW&K Investment Management LLC1,022,463$30.19M0.3%-2.8%1.626%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,308,241$97.69M0.0%-0.1%5.262%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Picton Mahoney Asset Management22,409$0.66M0.0%N/A0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Victory Capital Management Inc.2,217,545$65.48M0.0%+5.5%3.527%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Champlain Investment Partners LLC1,068,329$31.55M0.2%-23.9%1.699%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025William Blair Investment Management LLC884,784$26.13M0.1%+6.4%1.407%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025American Century Companies Inc.1,892,120$55.87M0.0%+8.1%3.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC1,401$41K0.0%+40.0%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.4,223$0.13M0.0%-22.6%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025Highbridge Capital Management LLC464,843$13.73M0.6%-5.4%0.739%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.211,600$6.25M0.2%+237.5%0.337%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Martin & Co. Inc. TN21,801$0.64M0.1%+5.8%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Vanguard Group Inc.5,783,793$170.80M0.0%-1.9%9.200%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.450,673$13.31M0.0%-3.1%0.717%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025PNC Financial Services Group Inc.11,903$0.35M0.0%+6.6%0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Public Sector Pension Investment Board235,482$6.95M0.0%+16.0%0.375%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund30,556$0.90M0.0%-7.0%0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025LSV Asset Management1,384,619$40.89M0.1%+209.2%2.202%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025ProShare Advisors LLC9,540$0.28M0.0%-17.0%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2025Bessemer Group Inc.18,770$0.56M0.0%-22.8%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2025State of Wyoming11,168$0.33M0.0%-22.4%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2025Principal Financial Group Inc.274,166$8.10M0.0%+4.0%0.436%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2025Thrivent Financial for Lutherans47,462$1.40M0.0%+30.7%0.075%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2025Keybank National Association OH12,420$0.37M0.0%+8.5%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/3/2025New York State Common Retirement Fund16,636$0.49M0.0%-52.5%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/3/2025Federated Hermes Inc.858$25K0.0%+164.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/31/2025Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd13,289$0.39M0.0%N/A0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/31/2025GHP Investment Advisors Inc.98,550$2.91M0.1%+2.7%0.157%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/30/2025Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH74,165$2.19M0.0%+13.9%0.118%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2025Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC28,750$0.81M0.0%+51.4%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2025Amalgamated Bank14,668$0.43M0.0%+3.4%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2025Maryland State Retirement & Pension System7,421$0.22M0.0%-48.9%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/27/2025Nordea Investment Management AB212,850$6.23M0.0%+22.7%0.339%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/24/2025New York State Teachers Retirement System89,373$2.64M0.0%-0.7%0.142%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/24/2025State of Alaska Department of Revenue28,715$0.85M0.0%-2.3%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/23/2025SG Americas Securities LLC17,078$0.50M0.0%N/A0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2025Louisiana State Employees Retirement System23,700$0.70M0.0%+2.6%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2025CWA Asset Management Group LLC24,533$0.72M0.0%+11.6%0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/21/2025Olstein Capital Management L.P.51,500$1.52M0.3%-6.4%0.082%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/20/2025Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC1,869,424$54.40M0.1%-1.1%2.973%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/20/2025Diversified Trust Co12,335$0.36M0.0%-22.8%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/15/2025CWM LLC23,842$0.70M0.0%+159.5%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/14/2025Yousif Capital Management LLC15,870$0.47M0.0%-14.1%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/14/2025Brighton Jones LLC10,673$0.32M0.0%+35.2%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/9/2025Voya Investment Management LLC11,149$0.33M0.0%-34.7%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/24/2025Texas Permanent School Fund Corp41,752$1.31M0.0%-9.1%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/27/2025Squarepoint Ops LLC36,685$1.15M0.0%N/A0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/26/2025Thrivent Financial for Lutherans36,317$1.14M0.0%-2.1%0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/18/2025Westwood Holdings Group Inc.1,140,937$35.70M0.3%-2.0%1.815%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2025Public Sector Pension Investment Board202,986$6.35M0.0%+4.8%0.323%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co67,499$2.11M0.0%+8.2%0.107%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Tower Research Capital LLC TRC 6,220$0.20M0.0%+239.5%0.010%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: $30.38
Low: $30.17
High: $30.93

50 Day Range

MA: $28.65
Low: $26.27
High: $30.98

52 Week Range

Now: $30.38
Low: $25.97
High: $37.35

Volume

239,463 shs

Average Volume

404,252 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.91 billion

P/E Ratio

11.91

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

0.63

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. Howard Machek (CAO)
  5. John Edward Hanson (Insider)
  6. Brooks Pennington III (Director)
  7. 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. — 9.20%
  2. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 5.26%
  3. Victory Capital Management Inc. — 3.53%
  4. American Century Companies Inc. — 3.01%
  5. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC — 2.97%
  6. LSV Asset Management — 2.20%
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. Champlain Investment Partners LLC
  2. Millennium Management LLC
  3. Mangrove Partners IM LLC
  4. Vanguard Group Inc.
  5. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.
  6. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC
  7. Bank of America Corp DE
  8. GW&K Investment Management LLC
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)
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. Ameriprise Financial Inc.
  3. Two Sigma Investments LP
  4. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.
  5. American Century Companies Inc.
  6. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd
  7. UBS Group AG
  8. Lazard Asset Management LLC