Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) Soars 3.78% on February 04
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) had a good day on the market for Thursday February 04
as
shares jumped 3.78% to close at $46.14. About 176,933 shares traded hands on 2,773 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of
n/a shares out of a total float of 54.85 million. After opening the trading day at $45.19, shares of Central Garden & Pet Company stayed within a range of $48.19 to
$44.00.
With today’s gains, Central Garden & Pet Company now has a market cap of
$2.53 billion. Shares of Central Garden & Pet Company have been trading within a range of $45.23
and $23.82 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $n/a and a 200-day SMA of $n/a.
Central Garden & Pet Co is a marketer and producer of branded products in the United States. The company makes branded products and acts as a third-party distributor to the pet and lawn and garden supply industries. The company is segmented into pet and garden. The company’s pet segment consists of various products and accessories for cats, dogs, birds, small animals, and specialty pets. The pet segment generates the largest proportion of group revenue. The company’s garden segment engages in the manufacturing, designing, and distributing of lawn and garden products to national and regional retail chains, independent garden distributors, grocery stores, nurseries, and garden supply retailers.
Central Garden & Pet Company is based out of Walnut Creek, CA and has some 6,300 employees. Its CEO is Timothy P. Cofer.
For a complete fundamental analysis of Central Garden & Pet Company, check out Equities.com’s Stock Valuation Analysis report for
CENT.
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Central Garden & Pet Company is also a component of the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 is one of the leading indices tracking small-cap companies in the United States. It’s maintained by Russell
Investments, an industry leader in creating and maintaining indices, and consists of the smallest 2000 stocks from the broader Russell 3000 index.
Russell’s indices differ from traditional indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or S&P 500, whose members are selected by committee, because they base membership entirely on an
objective, rules based methodology. The 3,000 largest companies by market cap make up the Russell 3000, with the 2,000 smaller companies making up the Russell 2000. It’s a simple approach that gives
a broad, unbiased look at the small-cap market as a whole.
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