CENT CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO Insider Trading

Chairman William E Brown sells 103.1K shares at $32.55–$32.71 (avg $32.68) for $3.4M on 2025-08-28 to 2025-08-29

William E Brown, Chairman of Central Garden & Pet Co, executed 3 separate sales totaling 103,125 shares for $3,369,930.12 ($3.4M), reducing his holdings by 10.0% (from 1,033,490 to 930,365 shares). The sales occurred at prices ranging from $32.55 to $32.71, with a blended average of $32.68, compared to the current price of $36.89. Brown's prior trades at CENT (5 prior sells documented) show a timing pattern of 0 well-timed sells at the 90-day mark, with trailing returns of +6.2%, +6.0%, +9.3%, +3.3%, and +6.2% respectively—the stock consistently moved higher after his prior sales at this ticker. The company trades at a P/E of 3.26 with annual revenue declining 3.3% year-over-year, though current market price of $36.89 remains -14.5% below the 52-week high of $43.14.

Chairman William E Brown sells 100,000 CENT shares for $3.2M at $32.40 blended; stock now $35.95, still -22.7% from 52-week high.

William E Brown, Chairman of Central Garden & Pet Co, executed 2 separate sales totaling 100,000 shares for $3,240,068.00 at a blended average price of $32.40 on May 20–21, 2025, reducing his holdings from 1,130,365 to 1,030,365 shares. His prior trades at CENT show consistently positive 90-day returns (ranging from +6.1% to +21.3%), indicating his sell decisions historically preceded periods of stock appreciation rather than declines; the timing pattern for his 5 prior CENT sales shows 0 of 5 were well-timed at the 90-day mark. The current stock price of $35.95 sits -22.7% below the 52-week high of $46.50, and at a notably low P/E of 3.57, though this sale occurred at $32.40, below today's price. The transaction occurred during a period of flat momentum (30-day change: +2.2%, 90-day change: -3.4%) and against a backdrop of negative annual revenue growth (-3.3%). This activity represents a modest reduction (8.8%) of his substantial 1.03M-share post-transaction stake, suggesting he maintains significant retained exposure to the company.

Chairman William E. Brown sold 60,000 shares at $33.54 on 2024-08-30 for $2,012,178.00 at Central Garden & Pet.

William E. Brown, the Chairman, sold 60,000 shares (5.1% of his pre-transaction holdings) at $33.54 per share on August 30, 2024, reducing his stake from 1,185,773 shares to 1,125,773 shares. The transaction occurred when CENT was trading below its 52-week high by 17.1%, and the stock has risen only 0.4% in the 30 days since the sale while declining 7.2% over 90 days. Brown's historical timing on sells at CENT has been poor: all 5 prior sales at this ticker showed positive 90-day returns (ranging from 6.1% to 26.6%), meaning the stock rose after each sale, with a 0% well-timed rate at the 90-day mark. The company shows modest fundamentals (revenue $996.3M, net income $79.7M, P/E 16.35, annual growth -0.8%), suggesting no extraordinary operational distress driving the sale.