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CENT Central Garden & Pet $36.39 -0.19 (-0.52%) 16:03 05/07/18 05/07 16:03 05/07/18 16:03 Earnings	Central Garden & Pet reports Q2 adjusted EPS 86c, consensus 82c » Reports Q2 revenue… Reports Q2 revenue $613.1M, consensus $591.76M. Q1 organic sales rose 6.1%. CEO George Roeth says: "We are executing well in bringing new products to market and expanding distribution of existing products in channels where we are under-represented, all while providing significant value to both our customers and consumers. We experienced strong sell-in for the garden season this quarter. How consumer takeaway plays out in our third fiscal quarter will largely determine how much of this quarter's gain we retain." 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	07 May
CENT Central Garden & Pet $36.39 -0.19 (-0.52%) 16:03 05/07/18 05/07 16:03 05/07/18 16:03 Earnings	Central Garden & Pet reports Q2 adjusted EPS 86c, consensus 82c » Reports Q2 revenue… Reports Q2 revenue $613.1M, consensus $591.76M. Q1 organic sales rose 6.1%. CEO George Roeth says: "We are executing well in bringing new products to market and expanding distribution of existing products in channels where we are under-represented, all while providing significant value to both our customers and consumers. We experienced strong sell-in for the garden season this quarter. How consumer takeaway plays out in our third fiscal quarter will largely determine how much of this quarter's gain we retain." 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	07 May

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CENT Central Garden & Pet $42.26 -0.41 (-0.96%) , KR Kroger $23.77 -0.04 (-0.17%) 08:43 04/09/18 04/09 08:43 04/09/18 08:43 Recommendations	Central Garden & Pet, Kroger analyst commentary at SunTrust » Central Garden & Pet… Central Garden & Pet price target raised to $50 from $45 at SunTrust. SunTrust analyst William Chappell raised his price target on Central Garden & Pet (CENT) to $50, saying the company is "better positioned in the pet and garden segments than it has ever been". Chappell attributes his expectations of strong business momentum for the next few years to the margin expansion trends from the operating initiatives taken by the new management, the company's increasing focus on private label distribution growth, the expansion into Live Pets segment, and February's launch of a partnership with Kroger (KR). The analyst keeps his Buy rating on Central Garden & Pet. CENT Central Garden & Pet $42.26 -0.41 (-0.96%) KR Kroger $23.77 -0.04 (-0.17%) 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	10 May
CENT Central Garden & Pet $42.27 0.84 (2.03%) 07:05 03/19/18 03/19 07:05 03/19/18 07:05 Hot Stocks	Central Garden & Pet names Brooks Pennington III chairman of the board » Central Garden & Pet… Central Garden & Pet announced that Brooks Pennington III has succeeded Bill Brown as chairman of the board. Brown will remain on the board and continue to focus on higher-level strategic initiatives for the company. Pennington has been on Central Garden & Pet's board for 20 years and has been the company's director of special projects since 2006. Prior to his current role, Pennington served as the President and CEO of Pennington Seed. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial
CENT Central Garden & Pet $41.25 -0.04 (-0.10%) 12:57 03/15/18 03/15 12:57 03/15/18 12:57 Conference/Events	Central Garden & Pet management to meet with SunTrust » Meeting to be held in New… Meeting to be held in New York on March 15 hosted by SunTrust. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	15 Mar

CENT Central Garden & Pet $41.25 -0.04 (-0.10%) 07:09 03/15/18 03/15 07:09 03/15/18 07:09 Hot Stocks	Central Garden & Pet to acquire General Pet Supply » Central Garden & Pet… Central Garden & Pet announced it has signed a binding agreement to acquire all business assets of General Pet Supply, a leading Midwestern U.S. supplier of pet food and supplies. Central previously had a partnership alliance with General Pet Supply serving different regions of the country. The acquisition is expected to close in early April. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial
CENT Central Garden & Pet $41.29 (0.00%) 07:07 03/14/18 03/14 07:07 03/14/18 07:07 Hot Stocks	Central Garden & Pet acquires Bell Nursery » Central Garden & Pet… Central Garden & Pet announced that it has purchased Bell Nursery, the largest commercial grower of flowers and plants in the mid-Atlantic. Bell is headquartered in Maryland and has facilities in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and Delaware. The company expects the acquisition to be accretive in FY18. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial
CENT Central Garden & Pet $36.23 -0.13 (-0.36%) 16:07 02/07/18 02/07 16:07 02/07/18 16:07 Earnings	Central Garden & Pet raises FY18 EPS to "$1.85 or higher" from $1.62 or higher" » Consensus $1.67. … Consensus $1.67. Favorable tailwinds from the lower tax rate is the driver for the increase over prior guidance. The lower Federal tax rate and the change in the recording of non-cash compensation are expected to substantially lower the Company's tax rate for the year compared to prior years. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial
CENT Central Garden & Pet $36.23 -0.13 (-0.36%) 16:06 02/07/18 02/07 16:06 02/07/18 16:06 Earnings	Central Garden & Pet reports Q1 adjusted EPS 19c, consensus 15c » Reports Q1 revenue… Reports Q1 revenue $442.0M, consensus $434.62M. Organic sales increased 1.1%, contributed almost equally from the Garden and Pet segments despite difficult comparisons with 1Q 2017, when sales grew 7.0% over the prior year. Branded product sales of $349.9 million increased 5.1%, and sales of other manufacturers' products of $92.1 million rose 6.3%. First quarter gross margin rose 100 basis points to 29.8% compared to the first quarter a year ago. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial
CENT Central Garden & Pet $37.82 0.09 (0.24%) 20:37 01/22/18 01/22 20:37 01/22/18 20:37 Upgrade	Central Garden & Pet rating change at KeyBanc » Central Garden & Pet… Central Garden & Pet upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc. KeyBanc analyst Jason Gere upgraded Central Garden & Pet to Overweight with a $44 price target citing favorable risk/reward at current levels given top and bottom one growth above the peer average in FY18 and beyond. The analyst said Central Garden's categories remain healthy and the company is gaining share, tax reform will be a meaningful benefit to FY18 earnings, margin opportunities exist to drive long-term earnings power, management is likely to continue to pursue accretive M&A to build scale, and management has a track record of growth and execution. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial

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