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Central Garden & Pet-A CENTA

US equityMarket cap rank #2722
$34.26 −$0.02 (-0.06%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $34.26 0.00%
Open$34.25
Prev close$34.28
Day range$34.01 – $34.83
Volume316.6K
Market cap$2.14B
P/E (TTM)12.7
Dividend yield–

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership93.7%+0.13 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding371+1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)22 buys / 26 sellsNet selling
Short interest2.44% of floatDays to cover 4.9 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share20.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

13%18%24%29%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$951.8K (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 40.3% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock16.06%
  • William Brown6.85%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC6.39%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors6.24%
  • American Century Investment Management4.81%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.67%
  • State Street Global Advisors4.14%
  • LSV Asset Management4.02%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund81.74%
  • Individual/Insider8.03%
  • Hedge Fund5.68%
  • Government Pension Fund2.72%
  • Public Company2.15%
  • Private Company0.50%
  • Family Office/Trust0.38%
  • Insurance Company0.29%

Reported short interest has risen from 1.57% to 2.44% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 1,529,919 2.4% 4.9
31 Aug 2026 1,348,978 2.2% 4.6
14 Aug 2026 1,176,191 1.9% 3.5
31 Jul 2026 1,148,558 1.8% 4.6
15 Jul 2026 1,180,237 1.9% 4.3
30 Jun 2026 979,775 1.6% 1.7

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