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Renaissance Technologies LLC lowered its position in Central Garden & Pet ( NASDAQ:CENT – Free Report ) by 32.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 123,211 shares of the company’s stock after selling 58,876 shares during the quarter.
Renaissance Technologies LLC owned approximately 0.19% of Central Garden & Pet worth $4,781,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company.
Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Central Garden & Pet by 9.3% during the 4th quarter.
Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,474,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,203,000 after purchasing an additional 125,418 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc.
increased its holdings in shares of Central Garden & Pet by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc.
now owns 200,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,764,000 after acquiring an additional 22,556 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Central Garden & Pet by 23.
1% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 138,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,365,000 after acquiring an additional 25,968 shares in the last quarter.
Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Central Garden & Pet by 15.3% during the fourth quarter.
Invesco Ltd. now owns 87,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,379,000 after purchasing an additional 11,532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Central Garden & Pet by 3.
0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 73,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,867,000 after purchasing an additional 2,129 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.
13% of the company’s stock. Central Garden & Pet Price Performance CENT stock opened at $34.32 on Tuesday.
The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.88.
Central Garden & Pet has a twelve month low of $32.17 and a twelve month high of $47.48.
The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.
80. The company has a current ratio of 3.47, a quick ratio of 1.
97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Insider Buying and Selling at Central Garden & Pet In other Central Garden & Pet news, insider John D.
Walker III sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.86, for a total value of $328,600.
00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 67,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,205,267.46.
This represents a 12.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link .
8.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Separately, Argus downgraded shares of Central Garden & Pet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.
One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $45.
00. View Our Latest Analysis on CENT About Central Garden & Pet ( Free Report ) Central Garden & Pet Co engages in the production and distribution of branded and private label products for the lawn, garden, and pet supplies markets. It operates through the Pet and Garden segments.
The Pet segment focuses on dog and cat supplies such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming products, waste management and training pads, supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles and pet birds including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, food and supplements, products for equine and livestock, animal and household health and insect control products, live fish, and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Central Garden & Pet Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Central Garden & Pet and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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