Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

CENT Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 3 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for CENT stock have an average target of 45, with a low estimate of 40 and a high estimate of 50. The average target predicts an increase of 12.39% from the current stock price of 40.04.

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$40	$45	$45	$50
Change	-0.10%	+12.39%	+12.39%	+24.88%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CENT stock from 3 stock analysts 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

Rating	Jul '24	Aug '24	Sep '24	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	3	3	3	3	3	3

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Brian McNamara Canaccord Genuity	Canaccord Genuity	Strong Buy Maintains $48 → $45	Strong Buy	Maintains	$48 → $45	+12.39%	Nov 26, 2024
Bill Chappell Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $50 → $40	Strong Buy	Maintains	$50 → $40	-0.10%	Oct 16, 2024
Brian McNamara Canaccord Genuity	Canaccord Genuity	Strong Buy Maintains $48	Strong Buy	Maintains	$48	+19.88%	Sep 30, 2024
Brian McNamara Canaccord Genuity	Canaccord Genuity	Strong Buy Maintains $52 → $49	Strong Buy	Maintains	$52 → $49	+22.38%	Jul 1, 2024
John Staszak Argus Research	Argus Research	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $50	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$50	+24.88%	May 28, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.35B

Increased by 4.70%

from 3.20B

Revenue Next Year

3.49B

Increased by 4.09%

from 3.35B

EPS This Year

2.49

Increased by 53.40%

from 1.62

EPS Next Year

2.71

Increased by 8.90%

from 2.49

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Sep 26, 2020	Sep 25, 2021	Sep 24, 2022	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 28, 2024	Sep 30, 2025	Sep 30, 2026	Sep 30, 2027
Revenue	2.70B	3.30B	3.34B	3.31B	3.20B	3.35B	3.49B	3.49B
Revenue Growth	13.11%	22.56%	1.06%	-0.85%	-3.31%	4.70%	4.09%	0.17%
EPS	2.20	2.75	2.24	1.88	1.62	2.49	2.71	2.44
EPS Growth	36.65%	25.00%	-18.55%	-16.07%	-13.83%	53.40%	8.90%	-9.89%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	16.11	14.79	16.42
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	9	5	3

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	3.6B	3.7B	3.7B
Avg	3.4B	3.5B	3.5B
Low	3.1B	3.3B	3.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.0%	9.3%	5.9%
Avg	4.7%	4.1%	0.2%
Low	-2.9%	-2.3%	-6.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	2.74	2.98	2.51
Avg	2.49	2.71	2.44
Low	2.16	2.49	2.34

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	68.8%	20.0%	-7.2%
Avg	53.4%	8.9%	-9.9%
Low	33.1%	0.2%	-13.4%

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.