Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) Insider Trading

Last 12 months

Insiders sold $1.26M and bought nothing on the open market.

None of the selling was scheduled in advance under a 10b5-1 plan. President, Garden Consumer Pro John D. Walker III sold $388k on Aug 12, 14% of their stake, outside a plan. The last open-market buy by an executive or director was in Aug 2021.

Net open-market

−$1.26M

0 buys · 6 sales

Under a 10b5-1 plan

of the value sold

Insiders who bought / sold

0 / 6

executives and directors

Last open-market buy

Aug 2021

Aug 19, 2021

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Trades · last 2 years

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Of their stake	Filing
Aug 13	William E Brown Chairman	SoldNo plan	3,900	$39.00	$152k	0.3%	Form 4
Aug 11 – 12	John D. Walker III President, Garden Consumer Pro	SoldNo plan 2 parts	10,000	$38.75 average	$388k	14%	Form 4
Feb 19	John Ranelli Director	SoldNo plan	3,668	$34.50	$127k	25%	Form 4
Feb 17	John Edward Hanson President, Pet Consumer Prod	SoldNo plan	5,000	$34.75	$174k	7.8%	Form 4
Feb 10	Brendan Dougher Director	SoldNo plan	3,250	$33.38	$108k	20%	Form 4
Nov 28, 2025	Christopher T Metz Director	SoldNo plan	10,000	$30.91	$309k	46%	Form 4
Aug 28, 2025 – Aug 29, 2025	William E Brown Chairman	SoldNo plan 3 parts	103,125	$32.68 average	$3.37M	7.3%	Form 4
Aug 25, 2025	John Ranelli Director	SoldNo plan	3,076	$32.58	$100k	27%	Form 4
Aug 25, 2025	John D. Walker III President, Garden Consumer Pro	SoldNo plan	3,500	$32.59	$114k	4.8%	Form 4
Aug 14, 2025	Brooks Pennington III Director	Sold10b5-1 plan	3,281	$32.82	$108k	1.3%	Form 4
May 29, 2025	William E Brown Chairman	SoldNo plan 2 parts	7,800	$32.04 average	$250k	0.6%	Form 4
May 20, 2025 – May 21, 2025	William E Brown Chairman	SoldNo plan 2 parts	100,000	$32.40 average	$3.24M	6.6%	Form 4
May 13, 2025	John Edward Hanson Other	SoldNo plan	9,375	$32.00	$300k	14%	Form 4
Feb 13, 2025	John Ranelli Director	SoldNo plan	2,500	$33.28	$83k	18%	Form 4
Feb 10, 2025 – Feb 11, 2025	Brooks Pennington III Director	Sold10b5-1 plan 2 parts	6,765	$33.07 average	$224k	2.6%	Form 4
Feb 10, 2025	John D. Walker III President, Garden Consumer Pro	SoldNo plan	10,000	$32.86	$329k	13%	Form 4

Aug 13No plan
William E Brown
Chairman · sold 3,900 at $39.00
$152k
0.3% of stake
Aug 11 – 12No plan
John D. Walker III
President, Garden Consumer Pro · sold 10,000 at avg $38.75
$388k
14% of stake
Feb 19No plan
John Ranelli
Director · sold 3,668 at $34.50
$127k
25% of stake
Feb 17No plan
John Edward Hanson
President, Pet Consumer Prod · sold 5,000 at $34.75
$174k
7.8% of stake
Feb 10No plan
Brendan Dougher
Director · sold 3,250 at $33.38
$108k
20% of stake
Nov 28, 2025No plan
Christopher T Metz
Director · sold 10,000 at $30.91
$309k
46% of stake
Aug 28, 2025 – Aug 29, 2025No plan
William E Brown
Chairman · sold 103,125 at avg $32.68
$3.37M
7.3% of stake
Aug 25, 2025No plan
John Ranelli
Director · sold 3,076 at $32.58
$100k
27% of stake
Aug 25, 2025No plan
John D. Walker III
President, Garden Consumer Pro · sold 3,500 at $32.59
$114k
4.8% of stake
Aug 14, 202510b5-1 plan
Brooks Pennington III
Director · sold 3,281 at $32.82
$108k
1.3% of stake
May 29, 2025No plan
William E Brown
Chairman · sold 7,800 at avg $32.04
$250k
0.6% of stake
May 20, 2025 – May 21, 2025No plan
William E Brown
Chairman · sold 100,000 at avg $32.40
$3.24M
6.6% of stake
May 13, 2025No plan
John Edward Hanson
Other · sold 9,375 at $32.00
$300k
14% of stake
Feb 13, 2025No plan
John Ranelli
Director · sold 2,500 at $33.28
$83k
18% of stake
Feb 10, 2025 – Feb 11, 202510b5-1 plan
Brooks Pennington III
Director · sold 6,765 at avg $33.07
$224k
2.6% of stake
Feb 10, 2025No plan
John D. Walker III
President, Garden Consumer Pro · sold 10,000 at $32.86
$329k
13% of stake

How to read this. Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversifying, a house. Open-market buys are rarer and say more. A 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule set up months in advance, so those sales were not timed on news. Large holders (funds and 10% owners) are listed under Everything but not counted as insiders. If you own or watch CENT, we send a push when an executive buys or makes a large sale outside a plan.

Source: SEC Form 4 filings, filed within two business days of each trade and checked for new ones every hour.

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