Central Garden & Pet Company CENTA NASDAQ

NASDAQ Global Select • Consumer Defensive • Packaged Foods • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

62/100

3/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

There have been 50 recent insider transactions recorded for Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA), including 12 buys and 32 sells. Total insider buying was valued at $2.34M and total insider selling at $7.65M.

Notable insiders with recent activity include Brown William E, Schwichtenberg Kay, Ranelli John. Insider transactions can provide insights into how company leadership views the stock's valuation and future prospects.

Insider Transactions — CENTA

Date	Name	Role	Transaction	Shares	Avg. Price	Value	Shares Owned
2026-03-25	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	Gift (Given)	2,040	-	-	937,548
2026-03-13	Schwichtenberg Kay	Director	RSU Award	3,734	-	-	3,734
2026-03-01	Schwichtenberg Kay	Director	Unknown	-	-	-	303
2026-02-19	Ranelli John	Director	Informative Sell	3,668	$34.50	$126.53K	646
2026-02-17	Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	Informative Sell	5,000	$34.75	$173.76K	7,155
2026-02-13	Pennington Brooks Iii	Director	Gift (Given)	2,050	-	-	128,906
2026-02-11	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	RSU Award	14,063	-	-	939,588
2026-02-11	Springer Mary Beth	Director	Option Exercise (Sell)	8,803	$22.72	$200K	-
2026-02-11	Lahanas Nicholas	Chief Executive Officer	RSU Award	67,115	$33.49	$2.25M	67,115
2026-02-11	Chun Courtnee A	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-	18,263
2026-02-11	Machek Howard	Chief Accounting Officer	RSU Award	6,250	-	-	51,868
2026-02-11	Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	RSU Award	2,797	$33.49	$93.67K	2,797
2026-02-11	Lewis Randal D.	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-	7,839
2026-02-11	Dougher Brendan	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-	3,584
2026-02-11	Walker John D. Iii	President, Garden Consumer Pro	RSU Award (Return)	7,813	-	-	69,361
2026-02-11	Pennington Brooks Iii	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-	40,630
2026-02-11	Metz Christopher T	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-	15,305
2026-02-11	Ranelli John	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-	3,584
2026-02-11	Smith Bradley G.	Chief Financial Officer	RSU Award (Return)	2,797	$33.49	$93.67K	2,797
2026-02-11	Patel Apur Rohit	Chief Legal Officer	Unknown	-	-	-	17,048
2026-02-11	Patel Apur Rohit	Chief Legal Officer	RSU Award	7,813	-	-	24,861
2026-02-10	Dougher Brendan	Director	Informative Sell	3,250	$33.38	$108.49K	12,845
2026-02-10	Walker John D. Iii	President, Garden Consumer Pro	Tax Withholding of RSU	6,437	$33.81	$217.63K	61,548
2026-02-10	Lahanas Nicholas	Chief Executive Officer	Tax Withholding of RSU	7,825	$33.81	$264.56K	79,080
2026-02-10	Ranelli John	Director	Option Exercise (Sell)	8,803	$22.72	$200K	-
2026-02-09	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	Tax Withholding of RSU	2,958	$33.92	$100.34K	925,525
2026-02-06	Lahanas Nicholas	Chief Executive Officer	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,357	$33.60	$45.6K	86,905
2026-02-06	Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	Return of Shares	2,165	$33.60	$72.74K	41,279
2026-02-06	Walker John D. Iii	President, Garden Consumer Pro	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,181	$33.60	$39.68K	67,985
2026-02-06	Smith Bradley G.	Chief Financial Officer	Tax Withholding of RSU	776	$33.60	$26.07K	9,731
2026-02-06	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,882	$33.60	$63.24K	928,483
2026-02-06	Machek Howard	Chief Accounting Officer	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,329	$33.60	$44.65K	45,618
2026-01-30	Machek Howard	Chief Accounting Officer	Option Exercise (Sell)	4,255	$22.80	$97.01K	-
2026-01-30	Walker John D. Iii	President, Garden Consumer Pro	Tax Withholding of RSU	976	$30.22	$29.49K	69,166
2026-01-30	Smith Bradley G.	Chief Financial Officer	Tax Withholding of RSU	346	$30.22	$10.46K	10,507
2026-01-30	Lahanas Nicholas	Chief Executive Officer	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,144	$30.22	$34.57K	88,262
2026-01-30	Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,313	$30.22	$39.68K	9,990
2026-01-20	Yuhas George A.	General Counsel	Option Exercise (Sell)	20,833	$22.80	$474.99K	-
2025-11-28	Metz Christopher T	Director	Informative Sell	10,000	$30.91	$309.06K	11,721
2025-08-29	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	Informative Sell	83,194	$32.71	$2.72M	930,365
2025-08-28	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	Informative Sell	3,125	$32.55	$101.72K	374,258
2025-08-25	Walker John D. Iii	President, Garden Consumer Pro	Informative Sell	3,500	$32.59	$114.06K	67,328
2025-08-25	Ranelli John	Director	Informative Sell	3,076	$32.58	$100.23K	1,427
2025-08-20	Yuhas George A.	General Counsel	Unknown	20,833	$22.80	$474.99K	-
2025-08-14	Pennington Brooks Iii	Director	Informative Sell	3,281	$32.82	$107.69K	37,046
2025-08-14	Metz Christopher T	Director	Option Exercise (Sell)	8,803	$22.72	$200K	-
2025-08-13	Pennington Brooks Iii	Director	Gift (Given)	442	-	-	130,956
2025-07-13	Machek Howard	Chief Accounting Officer	Tax Withholding of RSU	3,924	$35.85	$140.68K	45,091
2025-05-29	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	Informative Sell	3,000	$32.05	$96.15K	377,383
2025-05-21	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	Informative Sell	40,000	$32.42	$1.3M	1,030,365

■ Informative Buy/Sell — open market transaction (most significant) ■ Uninformative Buy — award, option exercise, conversion ■ Uninformative Sell — tax withholding, award vest sale ■ Neutral — gift, trust, expiry