Central Garden & Pet Co

CENT

Market cap $2.07B

CENT trades at a valuation discount as portfolio exits, margin expansion and e-commerce growth support a more profitable future.

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Central Garden (CENT) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Central Garden (CENT) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Central Garden & Pet expands animal health, acquiring Champion USA's U.S. assets and JustiFLY to boost livestock presence.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CENT #Acquisition--Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) (“Central”), a market leader in the pet and garden industries, today announced that it has acquired the U.S. assets of Champion USA, a well-established cattle fly-control company known for its proprietary JustiFLY® line of products. Champion USA has served the livestock industry for more than 15 years, providing ranchers with cost-effective, EPA-approved feed-through fly-control solutions engineered t.

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CENT demonstrates operational excellence, with FY25 marking a pivotal margin expansion and a resilient operating base. It's multi-year Cost & Simplicity program, portfolio reshaping, and facility consolidation have structurally improved margins, outpacing industry peers. Despite weak consumer confidence and $20M in incremental tariffs, CENT maintains disciplined cost controls and targets continued profit expansion in FY26.