CENT Short Volume
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $2.81B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 6,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.55 to the broader market. Central Garden & Pet Company operates as a prominent manufacturer and supplier within the United States, providing a diverse portfolio of products tailored for both the lawn and garden, and pet care industries. Led by Nicholas Lahanas, public since 1992-07-15.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 10.4K
- Total Volume
- 14.4K
- Short %
- 72.11%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.50%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Central Garden & Pet Company.
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Frequently asked CENT short volume questions
- What is the daily CENT short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) short volume is 10.4K shares against 14.4K total reported volume, or 72.11% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CENT short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does CENT short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.