Central Garden & Pet Company
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · CENT · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
164
Institutional Holders
▼ 17 vs Q2
$310.50M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $39.49M vs Q2
62.57M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.73%
9.36M
13F Shares Held
▼ 555,948 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
CENT largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 1.55M | 2.43% | 2.43% | $50.50B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 25.1K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 1.10M | 1.73% | 1.73% | $35.94B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 32.7K |
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 804.1K | 1.27% | 1.27% | $25.98B | Oct 20, 2025 | ▼ 4.6K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 670.4K | 1.05% | 1.05% | $21.89B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 20.2K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 472.5K | 74.35% | 74.35% | $15.43B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 22.0K |
MORGAN STANLEY wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 451.5K | 71.03% | 71.03% | $14.74B | May 27, 2026 | ▼ 60.3K |
STATE STREET CORP wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 382.7K | 60.21% | 60.21% | $12.49B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 7.0K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 286.9K | 45.14% | 45.14% | $9.37B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 28.0K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 236.5K | 37.22% | 37.22% | $7.72B | Feb 3, 2026 | ▼ 23.0K |
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 208.9K | 32.86% | 32.86% | $6.82B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 210.5K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
22
Increased
+293.2K shares0
New Positions
first time holders24
Decreased
−486.9K shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
193.7K
+293.2K / −486.9K
Net new holders
-2
0 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
CENT insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
23
Buy transactions
32
Sell transactions
0.72
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAHANAS NICHOLAS Chief Executive Officer | May 16, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 480 | $34.19 | $16.4K | 122.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
BROWN WILLIAM E Chairman | Mar 25, 2026 | Gift | 2,040 | — | — | 937.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Schwichtenberg Kay director | Mar 13, 2026 | Award | 3,734 | — | — | 3.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Ranelli John director | Feb 19, 2026 | Sale | 3,668 | $34.50 | $126.5K | 646 | Form 4 ↗ |
PENNINGTON BROOKS III director | Feb 13, 2026 | Gift | 2,050 | — | — | 128.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hanson John Edward President, Pet Consumer Prod | Feb 17, 2026 | Sale | 5,000 | $34.75 | $173.8K | 7.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Ranelli John director | Feb 11, 2026 | Award | 3,584 | — | — | 3.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
PENNINGTON BROOKS III director | Feb 11, 2026 | Award | 3,584 | — | — | 40.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Patel Apur Rohit Chief Legal Officer | Feb 11, 2026 | Award | 7,813 | — | — | 24.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Smith Bradley G. Chief Financial Officer | Feb 11, 2026 | Award | 7,813 | — | — | 17.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 15.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.27%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 76.78%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Central Garden & Pet Company is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 1.55 million shares — equal to 2.43% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 164 institutional investors currently hold CENT stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $310,501,699 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
CENT ownershipCentral Garden & Pet Company (CENT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 15.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 2.43% stake. Company insiders hold 8.27%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.