CENTCentral Garden & Pet Company
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +6% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
A token position, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 9.6% since the previous count, unchanged over three months.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How CENT is trading
Central Garden & Pet Company is +16% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 1.8 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +5.8%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 57
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 13%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $40.62
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +2.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +16%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +17%
- vs 50-day average$41.96
- −3.2%
- 52-week high
- $46.55
- 52-week low
- $28.98
- Annualised volatility
- 31%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$540K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +26% |
| 2025 | −17% |
| 2024 | −1.1% |
| 2023 | +34% |
| 2022 | −29% |
| 2021 | +36% |
| 2020 | +24% |
| 2019 | −9.8% |
| 2018 | −11% |
| 2017 | +18% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.0% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.27% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.2% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.5% |
| May | 10 | 8 of 10 | +2.4% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.54% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +3.3% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.1% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −2.0% |
| Oct | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.41% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.1% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +4.4% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.