CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 10Avg age 64Avg tenure 8.7y
NL
Nicholas Lahanas
Chief Executive Officer
Age 57Since 2024-09-28Profile →
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Executives5
Board of directors10
BP
Brooks Pennington→
Chairman
Age 72Since 2018-01-31
JR
John Ranelli→
Director/Board Member
Age 80Since 2010-04-20
MS
Mary Springer→
Director/Board Member
Age 62Since 2013-02-10
NL
Nicholas Lahanas→
Director/Board Member
Age 57Since 2024-09-28
WB
William Brown→
Chairman
Age 85Since 1979-12-31
CM
Christopher Metz→
Director/Board Member
Age 61Since 2019-02-12
BD
Brendan Dougher→
Director/Board Member
Age 64Since 2020-09-26
CC
Courtnee Chun→
Director/Board Member
Age 51Since 2021-02-08
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 94.06 % | 9,076,535 |
| DFA Australia Ltd. | 39.12 % | 3,775,338 |
| Allspring Global Investments LLC | 26.67 % | 2,573,668 |
| BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. | 14.84 % | 1,432,253 |
| William Brown | 13.59 % | 1,311,806 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers15
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Smith | Director of Finance/CFO | 2024-09-28 | - |
| Brooks Pennington | Chairman | 2018-01-31 | - |
| Chris Walter | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2011-10-31 | - |
| Nicholas Lahanas | Chief Executive Officer | 2024-09-28 | - |
| William Brown | Chairman | 1979-12-31 | - |
| Brendan Dougher | Director/Board Member | 2020-09-26 | - |
| Christopher Metz | Director/Board Member | 2019-02-12 | - |
| Courtnee Chun | Director/Board Member | 2021-02-08 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
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Street consensus
Consensus noneMean target 53Range 46–60Analysts 2
46Mean 5360
- Strong buy 1
- Buy 3
- Strong sell 1
Broker actions25
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaccord Genuity | Maintained | Buy | 54 | 2026-05-07 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Maintained | Buy | 50 | 2025-11-25 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Maintained | Buy | 45 | 2024-11-26 |
| Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | 40 | 2024-10-16 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Maintained | Buy | 48 | 2024-09-30 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Maintained | Buy | 49 | 2024-07-01 |
| Argus Research | Upgrade | Buy | 50 | 2024-05-28 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Initiated | Buy | 52 | 2024-03-12 |
| Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | 60 | 2024-02-09 |
| Truist Securities | Reiterated | Buy | 50 | 2023-09-21 |
| Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | 45 | 2023-04-19 |
| CJS Securities | Initiated | Market Outperform | 50 | 2022-08-25 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.