Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) — Packaged Foods. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

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Bid × AskUpdated Sep 18, 2026 · 12:00 AM ETVol 28.6K · 3-mo avg 102.3K

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

CENTCentral Garden & Pet Companyloading…
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QTick signal
+3net
3 bull / 1 bear factors · leaning
Bull 4 pts·Bear 1 pts30d
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Market contextSector read · not on fileCautionBalance sheet · GreyPCE inflation days · not on fileOKNeutral tape · 42/100 · as of 2026-09-18
Smart entry
$40.29
basis · pivot low + s1 + sma 200 · as of 2026-09-17
Target exit zone
$43.22
center $43.22 · basis · sma 50 + vwap 50 · as of 2026-09-17
Implied move · 1 wk
±$2.21
5.5% · options-priced
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · bullish structure
Pullback risk
Low
0.77× the norm · 61% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: neutral
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · bullish structure
Volume vs its own 20-session average0.55×
52-week range$28.77 – $46.97
Below high since 2015-19.1% · $50.04 high
Risk / reward1.24 : 1
Plan stop$37.92
Max pain$35.00 options cluster
RSI 1436.7 fires under 35 · fires near $39.93
Forensic flags1 review
Earnings multiple12.9× fwd · 14.9× trailing
P/E vs its own past18th pctile · 16.6× median
Free cash flow yield11.6% · of market value

Trading lighter than its own normal, price down 0.5%. Over the last 20 sessions, 71% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

3 of 5 aligned — STRIKE
RSI 14
36.7
fires under 35 · fires near $39.93
vs 50-day
$43.10
below the line
Bollinger
$38.63
no lower pierce · fires near $38.20
VWAP 20
$42.67
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
$40.29
within 1% of model level
Put wall
not on file
MACD
Context
-0.31
below zero · still falling
RVolStatic
0.55×
lighter than its own normal
Short int.Static
0.7%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$0.86
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 3 of 5 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
Next earnings
2026-11-25
in 49 sessions
Next dividend
No indicated yield
no forward dividend on file
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