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

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Bid — × — AskUpdated Nov 6, 2026 · 4:00 PM ETVol 200.1K · 3-mo avg 330.8K

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)

CENTACentral Garden & Pet Companyloading…
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QTick signal
+4net
2 bull / 1 bear factors · leaning
Bull 5 pts·Bear 1 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on fileCautionBalance sheet · Grey—Inflation-report days · not on fileOKCalm trading · sharp-drop risk 0/100 · Nov 6
$40.60
near a support level · Nov 6
$42–43
near the top of its usual range, the 52-week high and a round-number price · midpoint $42.37 · Nov 6
Golden cross
50-day average is above the 200-day — an uptrend
In line
85% of similar setups fell 10% or more within 3 months · 1.1× the usual rate · rating eased: at bottom zone (2/6 bottoming checks met)
Golden cross
50-day average is above the 200-day — an uptrend
Trading volume47% below normal0.53× its 20-day average
Past year's range$27.41 – $42.44lowest to highest price
From its peak10.0% belowpeak $45.36, highest since 2015
Gain vs. risk0.59 to 1$0.59 possible gain per $1 at risk
Plan fails below$38.14the setup is broken under this price
Options pressure point$40.00price can drift here near expiry
Momentum (RSI)69.6fires under 35 · fires near $33.36
Accounting warning signs1worth checking — see the list
Price vs. profit13.2× next year15.1× last 12 months
Cash it generates11.4%of its market value, per year

Last session traded lighter than its own normal, price down 0.7%. Over the last 20 sessions, 30% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

1 of 5 aligned — not yet
RSI 14
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69.6
fires under 35 · fires near $33.36
vs 50-day
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$36.24
above the line · fires near $36.50
Bollinger
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$34.29
no lower pierce · fires near $33.65
VWAP 20
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$38.57
above the rolling VWAP · fires near $38.53
Entry level
✓
$40.60
within 1% of model level
Put wall
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not on file
MACD
Context✓
+0.29
histogram above zero · fading
RVolStatic
0.53×
lighter than its own normal
Short int.Static
2.2%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$1.23
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.
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Next earnings
2026-11-25
in 13 sessions
Next dividend
No indicated yield
no forward dividend on file
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