Central Garden & Pet Company
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SecurityCENT / Central Garden & Pet Company
InsiderHoward Machek
This page shows the track record and history of Machek Howard insider trades in Central Garden & Pet Company. The SEC defines Insiders as officers, directors, or significant investors (greater than 10% ownership) in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on material, non-public information ("MNPI"). This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4.
Insider Purchases - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made by Howard Machek in CENT / Central Garden & Pet Company. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Reported
Shares		 Reported
Price		 Adjusted
Shares		 Adjusted
Price		 Cost Basis Days to
Max		 Price at
Max		 Max
Profit ($)		 Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

CENT / Central Garden & Pet Company Insider Trades
Insider Sales - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made by Howard Machek in CENT / Central Garden & Pet Company. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Reported
Shares		 Reported
Price		 Adjusted
Shares		 Adjusted
Price		 Cost Basis Days to
Min		 Price at
Min		 Max Loss
Avoided ($)		 Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2024-05-14 10,000 40.0500 10,000 40.0500 400,500 146 32.5200 -75,300 -18.80
2024-02-14 5,000 36.4000 5,000 36.4000 182,000
2023-08-07 3,000 42.6500 3,831 33.3986 127,950
2020-08-25 9,000 38.1000 11,493 29.8356 342,900
2020-05-19 5,000 33.8000 6,385 26.4683 169,000
2018-02-22 6,000 38.0100 7,662 29.7651 228,060
2016-08-09 9,500 25.0500 12,132 19.6163 237,975
2016-05-09 6,000 18.7500 7,662 14.6829 112,500

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

CENT / Central Garden & Pet Company Insider Trades
Insider Transaction History
File
Date		 Trade
Date		 Form Insider Ticker Security Title Code 10b5-1 Direct Exercise
Price		 Unit
Price		 Units
Changed		 Value
Changed (1K)		 Remaining
Options		 Remaining
Shares
2026-02-12 2026-02-11 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 6,250 51,868
2026-02-10 2026-02-06 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 33.6000 -1,329 -45 45,618
2026-02-02 2026-01-30 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 30.2200 -3,667 -111 46,947
2026-02-02 2026-01-30 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 22.8000 4,255 97 50,614
2026-02-02 2026-01-30 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 30.2200 -985 -30 46,359
2026-02-02 2026-01-30 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 2,253 47,344
2025-07-15 2025-07-13 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 35.8500 -3,924 -141 45,091
2025-02-13 2025-02-11 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 2,974 49,015
2025-02-11 2025-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 32.7900 -838 -27 46,041
2025-02-07 2025-02-06 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 34.0400 -672 -23 46,879
2024-07-16 2024-07-13 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 32.9100 -3,923 -129 47,551
2024-05-15 2024-05-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock S - Sale D 40.0500 -10,000 -400 51,474
2024-05-15 2024-05-13 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 40.2200 -7,345 -295 61,474
2024-05-15 2024-05-13 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 22.8000 10,000 228 68,819
2024-04-02 2024-03-29 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 36.4300 -587 -21 58,819
2024-02-14 2024-02-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock S - Sale D 36.4000 -5,000 -182 59,406
2024-02-14 2024-02-13 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 36.9700 -3,576 -132 64,406
2024-02-14 2024-02-13 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 21.7600 4,681 102 67,982
2024-02-13 2024-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 37.5200 -177 -7 63,301
2024-02-13 2024-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 37.5200 -267 -10 63,478
2024-02-13 2024-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 37.5200 -373 -14 63,745
2024-02-08 2024-02-06 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 3,007 51,698
2023-12-19 2023-12-15 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 42.3300 -4,770 -202 48,691
2023-12-19 2023-12-15 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 27.2000 6,000 163 53,461
2023-08-08 2023-08-07 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock S - Sale D 42.6500 -3,000 -128 47,461
2023-08-08 2023-08-04 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 43.0000 -6,615 -284 50,461
2023-08-08 2023-08-04 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 36.7000 7,221 265 57,076
2023-03-31 2023-03-29 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 38.3600 -458 -18 49,855
2023-03-21 2023-02-06 4/A Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 2,460 50,446
2023-02-13 2023-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 41.0900 -133 -5 49,288
2023-02-08 2023-02-06 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 1,435 49,421
2022-11-15 2022-11-11 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 40.5800 -7,294 -296 47,986
2022-11-15 2022-11-11 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 30.9400 8,330 258 55,280
2022-11-03 2022-11-01 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 39.4800 -559 -22 46,950
2022-11-03 2022-05-18 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 1,001 47,509
2022-03-31 2022-03-29 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 41.9800 -404 -17 46,508
2022-02-11 2022-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 41.9500 -125 -5 46,912
2022-02-11 2022-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 1,401 47,037
2022-01-31 2022-01-27 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) M - Exercise D 13.82 -9,000 0
2022-01-31 2022-01-27 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 41.8300 -5,239 -219 45,636
2022-01-31 2022-01-27 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 13.8200 9,000 124 50,875
2021-11-03 2021-11-01 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 46.8900 -559 -26 41,875
2021-08-02 2021-07-13 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 21,557 42,434
2021-03-31 2021-03-29 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 51.1000 -501 -26 20,877
2021-03-15 2021-03-11 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) M - Exercise D 13.82 -9,000 9,000
2021-03-15 2021-03-11 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 46.8100 -5,613 -263 21,378
2021-03-15 2021-03-11 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 13.8200 9,000 124 26,991
2021-02-11 2021-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) A - Award D 44.02 3,975 3,975
2021-02-11 2021-02-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 1,325 17,991
2020-11-03 2020-11-01 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 35.5700 -582 -21 16,666
2020-08-27 2020-08-25 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) M - Exercise D 10.63 -9,000 0
2020-08-27 2020-08-25 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock S - Sale D 38.1000 -9,000 -343 17,248
2020-08-27 2020-08-25 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 38.0500 -5,731 -218 26,248
2020-08-27 2020-08-25 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 10.6300 9,000 96 31,979
2020-05-21 2020-05-19 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) M - Exercise D 10.63 -9,000 9,000
2020-05-21 2020-05-19 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock S - Sale D 33.8000 -5,000 -169 22,979
2020-05-21 2020-05-19 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 33.3100 -5,299 -177 27,979
2020-05-21 2020-05-19 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 10.6300 9,000 96 33,278
2020-02-12 2020-02-10 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) A - Award D 28.50 11,404 11,404
2019-11-18 2019-11-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 29.6200 -318 -9 24,278
2019-05-16 2019-05-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 4,300 24,596
2019-02-15 2019-02-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 27.3800 -1,091 -30 20,296
2019-02-15 2019-02-13 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) A - Award D 27.20 9,745 9,745
2019-02-06 2019-02-04 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) M - Exercise D 6.43 -8,000 0
2019-02-06 2019-02-04 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 35.9700 -3,889 -140 21,387
2019-02-06 2019-02-04 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 6.4300 8,000 51 25,276
2018-11-16 2018-11-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 3,520 17,276
2018-11-16 2018-11-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 28.8200 -323 -9 13,756
2018-04-03 2018-03-31 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 38.9000 -519 -20 14,079
2018-02-26 2018-02-22 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock S - Sale D 38.0100 -6,000 -228 14,598
2018-02-16 2018-02-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 37.1600 -1,214 -45 20,598
2018-01-23 2018-01-19 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) A - Award D 36.70 7,221 7,221
2017-11-16 2017-11-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 34.5500 -351 -12 21,812
2017-09-28 2017-09-26 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) M - Exercise D 6.43 -5,000 8,000
2017-09-28 2017-09-26 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 35.6700 -2,443 -87 22,163
2017-09-28 2017-09-26 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 6.4300 5,000 32 24,606
2017-04-04 2017-03-31 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 34.5600 -564 -19 19,606
2017-03-21 2017-03-17 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) M - Exercise D 6.43 -5,000 13,000
2017-03-21 2017-03-17 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 34.9300 -2,455 -86 20,170
2017-03-21 2017-03-17 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 6.4300 5,000 32 22,625
2017-02-16 2017-02-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 31.6000 -1,157 -37 17,625
2017-01-30 2017-01-20 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) A - Award D 30.94 8,330 8,330
2016-11-15 2016-11-14 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock A - Award D 2,786 18,782
2016-08-10 2016-08-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to buy) M - Exercise D 9.54 -9,000 0
2016-08-10 2016-08-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock S - Sale D 25.0500 -9,500 -238 15,996
2016-08-10 2016-08-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 25.0200 -5,525 -138 25,496
2016-08-10 2016-08-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 9.5400 9,000 86 31,021
2016-05-11 2016-05-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to buy) M - Exercise D 9.54 -9,000 9,000
2016-05-11 2016-05-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to buy) M - Exercise D 9.26 -3,200 0
2016-05-11 2016-05-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock S - Sale D 18.7500 -6,000 -112 22,021
2016-05-11 2016-05-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 18.8200 -6,231 -117 28,021
2016-05-11 2016-05-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 9.5400 9,000 86 34,252
2016-05-11 2016-05-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 18.8200 -2,186 -41 25,252
2016-05-11 2016-05-09 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 9.2600 3,200 30 27,438
2016-04-04 2016-03-31 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 16.2300 -551 -9 24,238
2016-02-02 2016-01-29 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) A - Award D 13.82 18,000 18,000
2015-09-08 2015-09-03 4 Machek Howard CENT Stock Option (Right to Buy) M - Exercise D 9.26 -12,800 7,200
2015-09-08 2015-09-03 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock F - Taxes D 14.3400 -9,971 -143 24,789
2015-09-08 2015-09-03 4 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock M - Exercise D 9.2600 12,800 119 34,760
2015-09-08 3 Machek Howard CENT Common Stock D 25,367
2015-09-08 3 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock D 46,327
2015-09-08 3 Machek Howard By 401(k) Plan CENT Units - Common Stock I 24,678
2015-09-08 3 Machek Howard By 401(k) Plan CENT Units - Class A Common Stock I 25,463
2015-09-08 3 Machek Howard CENT Common Stock D 25,367
2015-09-08 3 Machek Howard CENT Class A Common Stock D 46,327
2015-09-08 3 Machek Howard By 401(k) Plan CENT Units - Common Stock I 24,678
2015-09-08 3 Machek Howard By 401(k) Plan CENT Units - Class A Common Stock I 25,463
P
Compra de mercado aberto ou privada de ativo não-derivativo ou derivativo
S
Venda de mercado aberto ou privada de ativo não-derivativo ou derivativo
A
Concessão, premiação, ou outra aquisição de ativos da empresa (como uma opção)
C
Conversão de derivativo
D
Venda ou transferência de ativos de volta para a empresa
F
Pagamento do preço de exercício ou responsabilidade fiscal utilizando parte dos ativos recebidos da empresa
G
Doação de ativos pelo ou para o insider
K
Swaps de capital e transações de hedge similares
M
Exercício ou conversão de ativo derivativo recebido da empresa (como uma opção)
V
Uma transação voluntariamente reportada no Formulário 4
J
Outro (acompanhado de uma nota explicativa descrevendo a transação)