Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) Research Coverage Started at B. Riley

B. Riley initiated coverage on shares of Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) in a research note released on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm issued a buy rating and a $70.00 price objective on the construction company’s stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Century Communities’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

Separately, Wedbush reduced their price objective on shares of Century Communities from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.00.

Century Communities Trading Up 2.6%

NYSE:CCS opened at $61.03 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 1.44. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.02. Century Communities has a 12 month low of $50.42 and a 12 month high of $108.42.

Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The construction company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by ($0.38). The company had revenue of $903.23 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $914.20 million. Century Communities had a return on equity of 12.80% and a net margin of 7.10%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.22 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Century Communities will post 11.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Century Communities Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 28th. Century Communities’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.01%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Elisa Z. Ramirez purchased 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $53.86 per share, for a total transaction of $80,790.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 8,481 shares in the company, valued at $456,786.66. This trade represents a 21.49% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders have bought 2,400 shares of company stock worth $130,426 in the last ninety days. 11.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sigma Planning Corp boosted its holdings in Century Communities by 4.2% during the first quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 4,925 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in Century Communities by 142.3% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 395 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its holdings in Century Communities by 4.7% during the first quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 5,878 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $394,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its holdings in Century Communities by 3.5% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 9,171 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in Century Communities by 533.9% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 393 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. 99.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Century Communities Company Profile

Century Communities, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, construction, marketing, and sale of single-family attached and detached homes. It is also involved in the entitlement and development of the underlying land; and provision of mortgage, title, and insurance services to its homebuyers.