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Central Garden & Pet Co has a consensus price target of $43 based on the ratings of 8 analysts. The high is $54 issued by Canaccord Genuity on May 7, 2026. The low is $30 issued by JP Morgan on October 23, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Canaccord Genuity, JP Morgan, and JP Morgan on May 7, 2026, April 17, 2026, and January 16, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $38 between Canaccord Genuity, JP Morgan, and JP Morgan, there's an implied 12.99% upside for Central Garden & Pet Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) was reported by Canaccord Genuity on May 7, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $54.00 expecting CENTA to rise to within 12 months (a possible 60.57% upside). 7 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) was provided by Canaccord Genuity, and Central Garden & Pet maintained their buy rating.
The last upgrade for Central Garden & Pet Co happened on May 28, 2024 when Argus Research raised their price target to $50. Argus Research previously had a hold for Central Garden & Pet Co.
The last downgrade for Central Garden & Pet Co happened on January 16, 2026 when JP Morgan changed their price target from $31 to $28 for Central Garden & Pet Co.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Central Garden & Pet, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Central Garden & Pet was filed on May 7, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 7, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) rating was a maintained with a price target of $51.00 to $54.00. The current price Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) is trading at is $33.63, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 05/07/2026 | Buy Now | 60.57% | Canaccord Genuity | $51 → $54 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2026 | Buy Now | -4.85% | JP Morgan | $33 → $32 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2026 | Buy Now | -16.74% | JP Morgan | $31 → $28 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/25/2025 | Buy Now | 48.68% | Canaccord Genuity | $50 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/25/2025 | Buy Now | -7.82% | JP Morgan | $30 → $31 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2025 | Buy Now | -10.79% | JP Morgan | $35 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2025 | Buy Now | 48.68% | Canaccord Genuity | $45 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | 4.07% | Truist Securities | $40 → $35 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -7.82% | JP Morgan | $34 → $31 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | -7.82% | JP Morgan | $32 → $31 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/26/2024 | Buy Now | 33.81% | Canaccord Genuity | $48 → $45 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 18.94% | Truist Securities | $50 → $40 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2024 | Buy Now | -4.85% | JP Morgan | $34 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | 42.73% | Canaccord Genuity | $48 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2024 | Buy Now | 1.1% | JP Morgan | $38 → $34 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 12.99% | JP Morgan | $40 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2024 | Buy Now | 45.7% | Canaccord Genuity | $52 → $49 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | 48.68% | Argus Research | → $50 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | 48.68% | Truist Securities | $45 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2024 | Buy Now | 54.62% | Canaccord Genuity | → $52 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | 78.41% | Truist Securities | $50 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | 78.41% | Truist Securities | $50 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 27.86% | JP Morgan | $40 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/21/2023 | Buy Now | 48.68% | Truist Securities | → $50 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 48.68% | Keybanc | $46 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |