Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)
NASDAQ: CENT · Real-Time Price · USD
36.23
+0.06 (0.17%)
Aug 28, 2025, 9:30 AM - Market open

CENT Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 2 analysts that cover CENT stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $42.5, which forecasts a 17.31% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $40 and the highest is $45.

Price Target: $42.5 (+17.31%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$40$42.5$45$45
Change+10.41%+17.31%+24.21%+24.21%
* Price targets were last updated on Nov 26, 2024.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CENT stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingMar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25
Strong Buy333332
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Sell000000
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Total333332

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Canaccord Genuity
Canaccord Genuity
Strong Buy
Maintains
$48$45
Strong BuyMaintains$48$45+24.21%Nov 26, 2024
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$50$40
Strong BuyMaintains$50$40+10.41%Oct 16, 2024
Canaccord Genuity
Canaccord Genuity
Strong Buy
Maintains
$48
Strong BuyMaintains$48+32.49%Sep 30, 2024
Canaccord Genuity
Canaccord Genuity
Strong Buy
Maintains
$52$49
Strong BuyMaintains$52$49+35.25%Jul 1, 2024
Argus Research
Argus Research
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$50
Strong BuyUpgrades$50+38.01%May 28, 2024
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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.17B
from 3.20B
Decreased by -0.95%
Revenue Next Year
3.18B
from 3.17B
Increased by 0.16%
EPS This Year
2.67
from 1.62
Increased by 65.07%
EPS Next Year
2.78
from 2.67
Increased by 3.94%
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingSep 26, 2020Sep 25, 2021Sep 24, 2022Sep 30, 2023Sep 28, 2024Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2026
Revenue
2.70B3.30B3.34B3.31B3.20B3.17B3.18B
Revenue Growth
13.11%22.56%1.06%-0.85%-3.31%-0.95%0.16%
EPS
2.202.752.241.881.622.672.78
EPS Growth
36.65%25.00%-18.55%-16.07%-13.83%65.07%3.94%
Forward PE
-----13.5513.03
No. Analysts
-----99
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20252026202720282029
High3.3B3.3B
Avg3.2B3.2B
Low3.0B3.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20252026202720282029
High
2.6%
5.0%
Avg
-1.0%
0.2%
Low
-5.2%
-6.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS20252026202720282029
High2.792.95
Avg2.672.78
Low2.552.58

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20252026202720282029
High
72.4%
10.3%
Avg
65.1%
3.9%
Low
57.3%
-3.6%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.