Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)
NASDAQ: CENTA · Real-Time Price · USD
30.44
+0.06 (0.20%)
Dec 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

CENTA Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 4 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for CENTA stock ranges from a low of $30 to a high of $50. The average analyst price target of $36.5 forecasts a 19.91% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $36.50 (+19.91%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $30 $36.5 $35 $50
Change -1.45% +19.91% +14.98% +64.26%

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

Rating Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25
Strong Buy 222111
Buy 000000
Hold 333344
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 555455

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Canaccord Genuity
Canaccord Genuity
Strong Buy
Maintains
$50
Strong Buy Maintains $50 +64.26% Nov 25, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$30$31
Hold Maintains $30$31 +1.84% Nov 25, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$35$30
Hold Maintains $35$30 -1.45% Oct 23, 2025
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Hold
Downgrades
$40$35
Hold Downgrades $40$35 +14.98% Apr 30, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$34$31
Hold Maintains $34$31 +1.84% Apr 11, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.20B
from 3.13B
Increased by 2.20%
Revenue Next Year
3.27B
from 3.20B
Increased by 2.10%
EPS This Year
2.84
from 2.55
Increased by 11.40%
EPS Next Year
3.03
from 2.84
Increased by 6.70%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Sep 25, 2021 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 28, 2024 Sep 27, 2025 Sep 30, 2026 Sep 30, 2027
Revenue
3.30B3.34B3.31B3.20B3.13B3.20B3.27B
Revenue Growth
22.56%1.06%-0.85%-3.31%-2.23%2.20%2.10%
EPS
2.752.241.881.622.552.843.03
EPS Growth
25.00%-18.55%-16.07%-13.83%57.41%11.40%6.70%
Forward PE
-----10.7210.04
No. Analysts
-----88
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 2026202720282029
High 3.3B 3.4B
Avg 3.2B 3.3B
Low 3.0B 3.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 2026202720282029
High
6.5%
7.4%
Avg
2.2%
2.1%
Low
-3.3%
-3.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS 2026202720282029
High 3.00 3.26
Avg 2.84 3.03
Low 2.69 2.75

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 2026202720282029
High
17.8%
14.6%
Avg
11.4%
6.7%
Low
5.3%
-3.1%
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.