Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)
NASDAQ: CENTA · Real-Time Price · USD
34.98
+0.18 (0.52%)
Feb 24, 2026, 11:14 AM EST - Market open

CENTA Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 4 analysts that cover CENTA stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $35.75, which forecasts a 2.20% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $28 and the highest is $50.

Price Target: $35.75 (+2.20%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$28$35.75$35$50
Change-19.95%+2.20%+0.06%+42.94%
* Price targets were last updated on Jan 16, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CENTA stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingSep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy211111
Buy000000
Hold334422
Sell000011
Strong Sell000000
Total545544

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Sell
Downgrades
$31$28
SellDowngrades$31$28-19.95%Jan 16, 2026
Canaccord Genuity
Canaccord Genuity
Strong Buy
Maintains
$50
Strong BuyMaintains$50+42.94%Nov 25, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$30$31
HoldMaintains$30$31-11.38%Nov 25, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$35$30
HoldMaintains$35$30-14.24%Oct 23, 2025
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Hold
Downgrades
$40$35
HoldDowngrades$40$35+0.06%Apr 30, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.18B
from 3.13B
Increased by 1.60%
Revenue Next Year
3.24B
from 3.18B
Increased by 2.04%
EPS This Year
2.84
from 2.55
Increased by 11.20%
EPS Next Year
3.03
from 2.84
Increased by 6.76%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingSep 25, 2021Sep 24, 2022Sep 30, 2023Sep 28, 2024Sep 27, 2025Sep 30, 2026Sep 30, 2027
Revenue
3.30B3.34B3.31B3.20B3.13B3.18B3.24B
Revenue Growth
22.56%1.06%-0.85%-3.31%-2.23%1.60%2.04%
EPS
2.752.241.881.622.552.843.03
EPS Growth
25.00%-18.55%-16.07%-13.83%57.41%11.20%6.76%
Forward PE
-----12.3411.55
No. Analysts
-----77
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High3.3B3.4B
Avg3.2B3.2B
Low3.0B3.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
6.6%
8.2%
Avg
1.6%
2.0%
Low
-3.3%
-3.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High3.003.26
Avg2.843.03
Low2.692.72

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High
17.8%
14.8%
Avg
11.2%
6.8%
Low
5.3%
-3.9%
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.