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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
178
Institutional Holders
▲ 31 vs Q4
$390.15M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $97.79M vs Q4
62.57M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.73%
10.65M
13F Shares Held
▼ 1.96M vs Q4
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
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 1.67M | 2.61% | 2.61% | $61.27B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 48.5K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 1.07M | 1.68% | 1.68% | $39.40B | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 399.6K |
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 817.5K | 1.27% | 1.27% | $29.76B | Apr 24, 2025 | ▲ 6.3K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 749.5K | 1.17% | 1.17% | $27.48B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 47.4K |
MORGAN STANLEY wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 528.0K | 82.32% | 82.32% | $19.36B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 39.3K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 527.9K | 82.31% | 82.31% | $19.36B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 10.6K |
STATE STREET CORP wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 377.9K | 58.92% | 58.92% | $13.85B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 8.7K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 266.1K | 41.48% | 41.48% | $9.75B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 71.4K |
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 259.1K | 40.40% | 40.40% | $9.50B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 73.0K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods | 236.7K | 36.90% | 36.90% | $8.68B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 36.6K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
23
Increased
+907.2K shares4
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−3.47M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
2.56M
+907.2K / −3.47M
Net new holders
+6
4 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 17.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.27%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 74.71%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Central Garden & Pet Company is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 1.67 million shares — equal to 2.61% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 178 institutional investors currently hold CENT stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $390,154,066 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 17.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 2.61% stake. Company insiders hold 8.27%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.