Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)

CENTA Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 3 analysts that cover CENTA stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $36.67, which forecasts a 31.86% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $30 and the highest is $45.

Price Target: $36.67 (+31.86%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$36.67	$35	$45
Change	+7.87%	+31.86%	+25.85%	+61.81%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CENTA stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	1
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	3	3	3	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	5	5	5	4

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Andrea Faria JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $35 → $30	Hold	Maintains	$35 → $30	+7.87%	Oct 23, 2025
Bill Chappell Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $40 → $35	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$40 → $35	+25.85%	Apr 30, 2025
Andrea Faria JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $34 → $31	Hold	Maintains	$34 → $31	+11.47%	Apr 11, 2025
Andrea Faria JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $32 → $31	Hold	Maintains	$32 → $31	+11.47%	Jan 16, 2025
John Eade Argus Research	Argus Research	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades n/a	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	n/a	n/a	Jan 7, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.17B

Decreased by -0.95%

from 3.20B

Revenue Next Year

3.18B

Increased by 0.16%

from 3.17B

EPS This Year

2.67

Increased by 64.96%

from 1.62

EPS Next Year

2.78

Increased by 4.01%

from 2.67

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Sep 26, 2020	Sep 25, 2021	Sep 24, 2022	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 28, 2024	Sep 30, 2025	Sep 30, 2026
Revenue	2.70B	3.30B	3.34B	3.31B	3.20B	3.17B	3.18B
Revenue Growth	13.11%	22.56%	1.06%	-0.85%	-3.31%	-0.95%	0.16%
EPS	2.20	2.75	2.24	1.88	1.62	2.67	2.78
EPS Growth	36.65%	25.00%	-18.55%	-16.07%	-13.83%	64.96%	4.01%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	10.41	10.01
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	8	8

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	3.3B	3.3B
Avg	3.2B	3.2B
Low	3.0B	3.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	2.6%	5.0%
Avg	-1.0%	0.2%
Low	-5.2%	-6.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	2.79	2.95
Avg	2.67	2.78
Low	2.55	2.58

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	72.4%	10.4%
Avg	65.0%	4.0%
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.