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

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Bid × AskUpdated Sep 18, 2026 · 12:00 AM ETVol 78.8K · 3-mo avg 337.2K

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)

CENTACentral 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 · 55/100 · as of 2026-09-18
Smart entry
$34.76
basis · pivot low + s1 + sma 200 · as of 2026-09-17
Target exit zone
$37–38
center $37.54 · basis · round + sma 50 + vwap 50 · as of 2026-09-17
Implied move · 1 wk
±$12.38
35.8% · 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 average1.06×
52-week range$25.97 – $40.80
Below high since 2015-23.0% · $45.36 high
Risk / reward1.25 : 1
Plan stop$32.53
Max pain$40.00 options cluster
RSI 1435.1 fires under 35 · fires near $34.55
Forensic flags1 review
Earnings multiple11.5× fwd · 13.0× trailing
P/E vs its own pastnot on file
Free cash flow yield13.2% · of market value

Trading 1.06× its typical day, too early in the session to call the pace, price down 1.0%. Over the last 20 sessions, 70% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

4 of 6 aligned — STRIKE
RSI 14
35.1
fires under 35 · fires near $34.55
vs 50-day
$37.53
below the line
Bollinger
$33.35
no lower pierce · fires near $32.99
VWAP 20
$36.38
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
$34.76
within 1% of model level
Put wall
$40.00
2026-09-18 expiry · chain of 2026-09-16
MACD
Context
-0.12
below zero · rising toward the flip
RVolStatic
1.06×
13% of the session so far — too early to call the pace
Short int.Static
2.4%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$1.12
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 4 of 6 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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