Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Buys 90,556 Shares of Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY)

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC raised its stake in Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY) by 5.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,620,617 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 90,556 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned about 5.28% of Century Casinos worth $5,251,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Century Casinos by 5.2% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 75,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 3,752 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Century Casinos by 1.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 283,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after acquiring an additional 5,220 shares during the period. RBF Capital LLC grew its position in Century Casinos by 23.1% in the third quarter. RBF Capital LLC now owns 369,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $946,000 after acquiring an additional 69,349 shares during the period. Finally, Royce & Associates LP grew its position in Century Casinos by 2.2% in the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 2,896,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,414,000 after acquiring an additional 61,522 shares during the period. 66.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Century Casinos Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of CNTY opened at $3.22 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.58. Century Casinos, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.94 and a 12-month high of $5.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.79 million, a PE ratio of -1.33 and a beta of 2.64. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.07.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on CNTY shares. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Century Casinos from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com upgraded Century Casinos from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $5.00 target price on shares of Century Casinos in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Craig Hallum assumed coverage on Century Casinos in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $8.00 target price on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Century Casinos currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $5.50.

About Century Casinos

Century Casinos, Inc operates as a casino entertainment company in the United States, Canada, and Poland. It develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant, and horse racing including, off-track betting; and entertainment facilities. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.